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Matt Haig
“Never underestimate the big importance of small things”
Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

Morgan Housel
“You are one person in a game with seven billion other people and infinite moving parts. The accidental impact of actions outside of your control can be more consequential than the ones you consciously take.”
Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

“A student once asked anthropologist Margaret Mead, “What is the earliest sign of civilization?” The student expected her to say a clay pot, a grinding stone, or maybe a weapon.

Margaret Mead thought for a moment, then she said, “A healed femur.”

A femur is the longest bone in the body, linking hip to knee. In societies without the benefits of modern medicine, it takes about six weeks of rest for a fractured femur to heal. A healed femur shows that someone cared for the injured person, did their hunting and gathering, stayed with them, and offered physical protection and human companionship until the injury could mend.

Mead explained that where the law of the jungle—the survival of the fittest—rules, no healed femurs are found. The first sign of civilization is compassion, seen in a healed femur.”
Ira Byock

George Orwell
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
George Orwell, Animal Farm

Morgan Housel
“Spending money to show people how much money you have is the fastest way to have less money.”
Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness

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