Harsh Gupta

“Curiosity is antifragile, like an addiction, and is magnified by attempts to satisfy it—books have a secret mission and ability to multiply, as everyone who has wall-to-wall bookshelves knows well.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder

“One percent of people will always be honest and never steal," the locksmith said. "Another one percent will always be dishonest and always try to pick your lock and steal your television. And the rest will be honest as long as the conditions are right - but if they are tempted enough, they'll be dishonest too. Locks won't protect you from the thieves, who can get in your house if they really want to. They will only protect you from the mostly honest people who might be tempted to try your door if it had no lock".”
― Dan Ariely, The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves

“he tends to mistake the unknown for the nonexistent.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder

“When a man has a black face, suspicion is proof.”
― George Orwell, Burmese Days