“There is nothing the busy man is less busied with than living: there is nothing that is harder to learn.”
― On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
― On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
“If you come across any special trait of meanness or stupidity . . . you must be careful not to let it annoy or distress you, but to look upon it merely as an addition to your knowledge—a new fact to be considered in studying the character of humanity. Your attitude towards it will be that of the mineralogist who stumbles upon a very characteristic specimen of a mineral. —Arthur Schopenhauer”
― The Laws of Human Nature
― The Laws of Human Nature
“Making money or being successful should be a natural result of this ideal and not the goal itself.”
― The Laws of Human Nature: Robert Greene
― The Laws of Human Nature: Robert Greene
“Our continual connection to social media makes us prone to new forms of viral emotional effects. These are not media designed for calm reflection.”
― The Laws of Human Nature
― The Laws of Human Nature
“The universe is a machine governed by principles or laws – laws that can be understood by the human mind.”
― Brief Answers to the Big Questions
― Brief Answers to the Big Questions
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