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“Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. Day by day, and at the end of the day-if you live long enough-like most people, you will get out of life what you deserve.”
― Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
― Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
“What now matters most is that we avoid ending human history. If there are no rational beings elsewhere, it may depend on us and our successors whether it will all be worth it, because the existence of the Universe will have been on the whole good.”
― On What Matters, Vol. 2
― On What Matters, Vol. 2
“We do not become satisfied by leading a peaceful and prosperous existence. Rather, we become satisfied when reality matches our expectations. The bad news is that as conditions improve, expectations balloon.”
― Homo Deus: Breve historia del mañana
― Homo Deus: Breve historia del mañana
“You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary. It's time for that to end.”
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
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