Quotes

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A pair of good ears will ring dry a hundred tongues.

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427

Wish not so much to live Long, as to live well.

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Never purchase anything that has been promised to be valuable or go up in value.

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429

There’s many witty men whose brains can’t line their pockets.

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430

Always count their Latinum before selling anything.

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There is no profit in love; however, a strong heart is worth a few bars of Latinum on the open market. Keep it on ice.

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Latinum can’t buy happiness, but you can sure have a blast renting it.

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433

Diamonds may be girl’s best friend, but you can only buy the girl with Latinum.

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434

It’s better to swallow your pride than to lose your profit.

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435

Never close a deal too soon after a female strokes your lobes.

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436

An empty bag can not stand upright.

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Business is like war; it’s important to recognize the winner.

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438

Rules are always subject to change.

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Rules are always subject to interpretation.

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440

No good deed ever goes unpunished.

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441

Hear all, trust nothing!

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442

Amateurs talk about strategy and tactics. Professionals talk about logistics

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443 Insults unknown

I envy those who have yet to meet you.

Shakespeare "I wish we could become better strangers"

"my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

“I can explain it to you, but I can’t understand it for you.”

As an outsider, what is your perspective on intelligence?

“I don’t have the time nor the crayons to explain this to you.”

I envy everyone you have never met.

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444 Ernest Hemingway

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

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445 John Williams in Augustus

The young man, who does not know the future, sees life as a kind of epic adventure, an Odyssey through strange seas and unknown islands, where he will test and prove his powers, and thereby discover his immortality.

The man of middle years, who has lived the future that he once dreamed, sees life as a tragedy; for he has learned that his power, however great, will not prevail against those forces of accident and nature to which he gives the names of gods, and has learned that he is mortal.

But the man of age, if he plays his assigned role properly, must see life as a comedy. For his triumphs and his failures merge, and one is no more the occasion for pride or shame than the other; and he is neither the hero who proves himself against those forces, nor the protagonist who is destroyed by them.

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446 someone

I am reminded of various quotes throughout my life:

  1. "The human mind avoids nothing as much as thinking." -- Unknown, quoted by my dad

  2. "We used to agree on the facts, and than argue about what do do. Now we simple disagree on the facts" -- Friend of Mine

  3. "The quickest way to release stress hormones from the brain, unfortunately, is to 'beat' up someone else." -- My therapist

(1) Leads to humans always gravitating towards an explanation that reliefs them from thinking. Simple, short, populist messages are perfect for that.

(2) Has us end discussions before we even get to talk about what to do.

(3) Has us make feel good when we can "beat" up someone else on social media.

IMHO, it is bringing these three together in social media, and more importantly doing so mostly subconsciously, that makes this so toxic.

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447 Gentleman in Moscow

...had governed polite society since the Age of Chivalry. Not only did she know the flower that should be sent as an apology, she knew which flower to send when one has been late; when one has spoken out of turn; and when, having taking notice of the young lady at the door, one has carelessly overtrumped one’s partner. In short, Fatima knew a flower’s fragrance, color, and purpose better than a bee.

 

Gentleman in Moscow

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448 Richard P. Feynman

Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.

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449 Amor Towles - Rules of Civility

If you could relive one year in your life, which one would it be? Me: When I was eight and we lived above a bakery. Tinker: When I was thirteen and my brother and I hiked the Adirondacks. Eve: The upcoming one.

Rules of Civility

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450 Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are good people and bad people. You're wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.

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