David Jones

“The excellence of the heart is profundity,
The excellence of human relationships is kindness,
The excellence of speech is sincerity,
The excellence of government is fairness,
The excellence of service is being effective,
The excellence of action is timing.
Above all, only do not struggle,
Thus nothing will go wrong.”
― Laozi, Daodejing: The Oral Tradition

“For most of us, especially for businessmen, in whose eyes nature does not exist, unless it be in its strict utility relationship with their business interests, the fantastic reality of life becomes strangely blunted. M. G. registers it constantly; his memory and his eyes are full of it.”
― Charles Baudelaire, The Painter of Modern Life

“Only when we are at our most playful can divinity finally get serious with us.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“Studying biases can in fact make you more vulnerable to overconfidence and confirmation bias, as you come to see the influence of cognitive biases all around you—in everyone but yourself.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Rationality: From AI to Zombies