“Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.”
― The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
― The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
“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.”
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“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.”
― The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
― The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
“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.”
― The Enchantress of Florence
― The Enchantress of Florence
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