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“Linguists consider that on average it takes between five hundred and a thousand years for a language to become incomprehensible to its original speakers”
― Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
― Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
“Specific knowledge is found much more by pursuing your innate talents, your genuine curiosity, and your passion. It’s not by going to school for whatever is the hottest job; it’s not by going into whatever field investors say is the hottest.”
― The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
― The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
“If you have nothing in your life, but you have at least one person that loves you unconditionally, it’ll do wonders for your self-esteem.”
― The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
― The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
“The past is a lighthouse, not a port.† † Russian proverb”
― Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
― Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
“Barack Obama strikes at the heart of our deepest insecurities. He is a good father while many of us aren’t. He wears suits to his job while we wear overalls, if we’re lucky enough to have a job at all. His wife tells us that we shouldn’t be feeding our children certain foods, and we hate her for it—not because we think she’s wrong but because we know she’s right.”
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