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To understand the liberating effect of asceticism, consider that losing all your fortune is much less painful than losing only half of it.

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Fortune punishes the greedy by making him poor and the very greedy by making him rich.

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Supposedly, if you are uncompromising or intolerant with BS you lose friends. But you will also make friends, better friends.

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Love without sacrifice is like theft.

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People focus on role models; it is more effective to find antimodels--people you don't want to resemble when you grow up.

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Weak men act to satisfy their needs, stronger men their duties.

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The tragedy is that much of what you think is random is in your control and, what's worse, the opposite.

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Your reputation is harmed the most by what you say to defend it.

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Change your anchor to what did not happen rather than what did happen.

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The difference between technology and slavery is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free.

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A prostitute who sells her body (temporarily) is vastly more honorable than somebody who sells his opinion for promotion or job tenure.

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If you want people to read a book, tell them it is overrated.

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There are those who will thank you for what you gave them and others who will blame you for what you did not give them.

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To understand the liberating effect of asceticism, consider that losing all your fortune is much less painful than losing only half of it.

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Weak men act to satisfy their needs, stronger men their duties.

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If you want to annoy a poet, explain his poetry.

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People focus on role models; it is more effective to find antimodels--people you don't want to resemble when you grow up.

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If your anger decreases with time, you did injustice; if it increases, you suffered injustice.

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Those who can't do shouldn't teach.

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You may outlive your strength, never your wisdom.