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Economists often like startling theorems, results which

Posted on March 17, 2015March 17, 2010 by admin

“Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.”

— Joseph Stiglitz

Author: Joseph Stiglitz
Category: wisdom
Tags: wisdom, Joseph Stiglitz

 

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It is the business of the future

Posted on January 22, 2016January 22, 2011 by admin

“It is the business of the future to be dangerous; and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its duties.”

— Alfred North Whitehead

Author: Alfred North Whitehead
Category: science
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All animals, except man, know that the

Posted on March 10, 2016March 10, 2011 by admin

“All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”

— Samuel Butler

Author: Samuel Butler
Category: business
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If you wished to be loved, love.

Posted on August 9, 2016August 9, 2011 by admin

“If you wished to be loved, love.”

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Category: love
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Beauty deprived of its proper foils and

Posted on July 19, 2013July 19, 2008 by admin

“Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light.”

— John Ruskin

Author: John Ruskin
Category: beauty
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There is a lot of hype and

Posted on March 1, 2011March 1, 2006 by admin

“There is a lot of hype and fear about this much-talked-about prospect of designer babies.”

— Leon Kass

Author: Leon Kass
Category: fear
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Men do not have to cook their

Posted on September 27, 2014September 27, 2009 by admin

“Men do not have to cook their food; they do so for symbolic reasons to show they are men and not beasts.”

— Edmund Leach

Author: Edmund Leach
Category: men
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The man who makes everything that leads

Posted on June 11, 2016June 11, 2011 by admin

“The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.”

— Plato

Author: Plato
Category: wisdom
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No protracted war can fail to endanger

Posted on July 18, 2014July 18, 2009 by admin

“No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.”

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: freedom
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Do not hire a man who does

Posted on October 30, 2015October 30, 2010 by admin

“Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.”

— Henry David Thoreau

Author: Henry David Thoreau
Category: love
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Everyone is going to binge on a

Posted on September 26, 2015September 26, 2010 by admin

“Everyone is going to binge on a diet, for instance, so plan for it, schedule it, and contain the damage.”

— Tim Ferriss

Author: Tim Ferriss
Category: diet
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