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Mark Twain
“Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.”
Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Abraham Lincoln
“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.”
Abraham Lincoln

Dan Ariely
“The effort that we put into something does not just change the object. It changes us and the way we evaluate that object. Greater labor leads to greater love. Our overvaluation of the things we make runs so deep that we assume that others share our biased perspective. When we cannot complete something into which we have put great effort, we don’t feel so attached to it.”
Dan Ariely, The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home

Salman Rushdie
“ბავშვობა იყო იმაზე ფიქრი, თითქოს ვიღაცამ მეტი იცოდა შენ შესახებ, ვიდრე თვითონ შენ და ამიტომ ჯობდა, შენი ბედი მისთვის მიგენდო. ღმერთს სწორედ იმას საყვედურობდა, რომ მისდამი რწმენა ადამიანს საკუთარი თავის, როგორც პიროვნების ჩამოყალიბების საშუალებას ართმევს.”
Salman Rushdie, The Enchantress of Florence

Bertrand Russell
“There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”
Bertrand Russell

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