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The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we
hold of ourselves with the appalling things that read more
The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we
hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about
us.
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.
Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains.
Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains.
Profitability doesn't happen when you're walking on bullshit.
Profitability doesn't happen when you're walking on bullshit.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
Man's many desires are like the small metal coins he carries around in
his pocket. The more he has, the read more
Man's many desires are like the small metal coins he carries around in
his pocket. The more he has, the more they weigh him down.
Worry is a useless mulling over of things we cannot change.
Worry is a useless mulling over of things we cannot change.
One man has enthusiasm !0 minutes, another !0 days, but it is the man who has it !0 years who read more
One man has enthusiasm !0 minutes, another !0 days, but it is the man who has it !0 years who makes a success of his life.
