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The most complex things are the simplest.
The most complex things are the simplest.
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.
Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire it.
Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire it.
If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.
If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.
I think there is choice possible to us at any moment, as long as we live. But there is no read more
I think there is choice possible to us at any moment, as long as we live. But there is no sacrifice. There is a choice, and the rest falls away. Second choice does not exist. Beware of those who talk about sacrifice. - The Life of Poetry.
It takes twenty years to become an overnight success.
It takes twenty years to become an overnight success.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
To have one's individuality completely ignored is like being pushed quite out of life--like being blown out as one blows read more
To have one's individuality completely ignored is like being pushed quite out of life--like being blown out as one blows out a light.
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.
