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Joel is Currently Reading

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Perfect Your Chess Tactics - 1000 Puzzles For 800 Fide -

by Vincent Labbé

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The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves

by Matt Ridley

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Schottenstein Daf Yomi Ed Talmud English [#13] - Yoma Vol 1 (2a-46b)

by ArtScroll Mesorah Publications

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Joel’s Quotes

“Launch not beyond your depth”
― Alexander Pope, An Essay On Criticism

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“Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed? We want them broken. There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What’s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted—and you create a nation of law-breakers—and then you cash in on guilt.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

tags: government-corruption, laws

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“Half-learn'd witlings”
― Alexander Pope, An Essay On Criticism

tags: fools

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“So vast is art, so narrow human wit”
― Alexander Pope, An Essay On Criticism

tags: art

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“One science only will one genius fit”
― Alexander Pope, An Essay On Criticism

tags: genius, specialization

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