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The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to read more
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.
I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.
Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth. But, it's usually too battered with rules to read more
Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth. But, it's usually too battered with rules to be heard, and bound with pretenses so it can hardly move. We cripple ourselves with lies.
While intelligent people can often simplify the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.
While intelligent people can often simplify the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.
Practice is everything"This is often misquoted as "Practice makes perfect.
Practice is everything"This is often misquoted as "Practice makes perfect.
Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or read more
Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner. -General Omar Bradley.
In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best read more
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.
Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.
Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.
Dignity belongs to the conquered.
Dignity belongs to the conquered.
