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The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness

by Morgan Housel

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Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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We know with much more clarity what is bad than what is good.

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“We know with much more clarity what is bad than what is good.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

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“Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

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“Hapiness is as exclusive as a butterfly, and you must never pursue it. If you stay very still, it may come and settle on your hand. But only briefly. Savour those moments, for they will not come in your way very often.”
― Ruskin Bond, A Little Book of Life

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“The world is a possibility if only you'll discover it.”
― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

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