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    In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best games are not those in which all goes smoothly and steadily toward a certain conclusion, but those in which the outcome is always in doubt. Similarly, the geometry of life is designed to keep us at the point of maximum tension between certainty and uncertainty, order and chaos. Every important call is a close one. We survive and evolve by the skin of our teeth. We really wouldn't want it any other way.

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Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your read more

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.

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Each department of knowledge passes through three stages. The theoretic stage; the theological stage and the metaphysical or abstract stage.

Each department of knowledge passes through three stages. The theoretic stage; the theological stage and the metaphysical or abstract stage.

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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.

Gray skies are just clouds passing over.

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There is nothing a man of good sense dreads in a wife so much as her having more sense than read more

There is nothing a man of good sense dreads in a wife so much as her having more sense than himself.

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Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

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I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

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Re-examine all you have been told . . . Dismiss what insults your Soul. -Walt Whitman.

Re-examine all you have been told . . . Dismiss what insults your Soul. -Walt Whitman.

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Hamming's Motto: The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.

Hamming's Motto: The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.

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To get rich never risk your health. For it is the truth that health is the wealth of wealth.

To get rich never risk your health. For it is the truth that health is the wealth of wealth.

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