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the naked truth must be so simple and comprehensible that one can impart it to all in its true form without any admixture of myth and fable (a pack of lies)-in other words, without masking it as religion.
Arthur Schopenhauer • Works of Arthur Schopenhauer
I have a tremendous love of frugality, I must admit. I don’t like a couch decked out ostentatiously; or clothes brought out from a chest or given a sheen by the forceful pressure of weights and a thousand mangles, but homely and inexpensive, and not hoarded to be donned with fuss and bother. I like food which is not prepared and watched over by the
... See moreSeneca • On the Shortness of Life (Penguin Great Ideas)
When he says, ‘but the upside wins out’, he’s touching on one of the most foundational principles of marketing, avoiding semantic satiation, and being heard.
Steven Bartlett • The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life
I need clothes and money, nothing else; this a small, near goals, they won't make a person lose any sleep."
Hermann Hesse • Siddhartha
“I thought so,” Shi Qiang said, and closed the computer. Still gazing into the distance, Luo Ji uttered a phrase that others had used to evaluate Shi Qiang: “Da Shi, you’re a devil.” Shi Qiang sat down on the sofa, exhausted. “There’s nothing supernatural about it. We’re both men.” Luo Ji turned to him. “But every man’s dream lover is quite differe
... See moreCixin Liu • The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 2)
Stuff to bring up at a dinner party
Erin Malone • 2 cards
If you want to draw a conclusion, you must not let it be foreseen, but you must get the premisses admitted one by one, unobserved, mingling them here and there in your talk; otherwise, your opponent will attempt all sorts of chicanery.