Look first for someone both smarter and wiser than you are. After locating him (or her), ask him not to flaunt his superiority so that you may enjoy acclaim for the many accomplishments that sprang from his thoughts and advice. Seek a
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“Anyone who is willing to end a relationship because of a reasoned difference of opinion is not worthy of your friendship.”
― The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
― The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
“We cannot navigate, without something to aim at and, while we are in this world, we must always navigate.”
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
“I was an ordinary person who studied hard. There are no miracle people. It happens they get interested in this thing and they learn all this stuff, but they’re just people.”
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“Reading is the ultimate meta-skill that can be traded for anything else.”
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“Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but not to their own facts”
― Coromandel: A Personal History of South India
― Coromandel: A Personal History of South India
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