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There are no shortcuts to knowledge, especially knowledge gained from personal experience. Following conventional wisdom and relying on shortcuts can be worse than knowing nothing at all.
“If you don't get what you want, it's a sign either that you did not seriously want it, or that you tried to bargain over the price.”
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“I was ashamed of myself when I realised life was a costume party and I attended with my real face”
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“You will never be able to experience everything. So, please, do poetical justice to your soul and simply experience yourself.”
― Notebooks, 1935-1951
― Notebooks, 1935-1951
“If you can´t tell me what you'd like to be happening, you don't have a problem yet. You're just complaining. A problem only exists if there is a difference between what is actually happening and what you desire to be happening.”
― The One Minute Manager
― The One Minute Manager
“...nothing happens to the wise man against his expectation.”
― 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
Axl’s 2025 Year in Books
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