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#1

“Think before you speak. Read before you think.”
― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader

tags: advice-for-daily-living, books, reader, reading, speaking, thinking, wisdom

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#2

“If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

tags: books, intelligence, wisdom

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#3

“My life has a superb cast, but I cannot figure out the plot.”
― Ashleigh Brilliant

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#4

“The first duty of wine is to be red. Don't talk to me of your white wines.”
― Henry Murger

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#5

“One of the Great Rules of Economics According to John Green
If you are rich, you have to be an idiot not to stay rich. And if you are poor, you have to be really smart to get rich.”
― John Green

tags: economics, poor, rich, rules

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#6

“I’m a man of leisure. That’s because I have an English degree and can’t get a job. ”
― Jarod Kintz, At even one penny, this book would be overpriced. In fact, free is too expensive, because you'd still waste time by reading it.

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#7

“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

[State of the Union Address January 11 1962]”
― John F. Kennedy

tags: economics, planning

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#8

“If you hear a "prominent" economist using the word 'equilibrium,' or 'normal distribution,' do not argue with him; just ignore him, or try to put a rat down his shirt.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

tags: economics, humor, randomness

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#9

“he who will not economize will have to agonize”
― Confucius

tags: frugality, ignorance, knowledge, suffering, wisdom

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#10

“One of the hardest decisions you'll ever face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try harder.”
― Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

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