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“Don't you know about the praying mantis that waved its arms angrily in front of an approaching carriage, unaware that they were incapable of stopping it? Such was the high opinion it had of its talents.”
― Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu

tags: arrogance, hubris, overconfidence, pretension, talent

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“Ignorance might be bliss. But self-forgetfulness is pure ecstasy.”
― Kamand Kojouri

“My fear of abandonment is exceeded only by my terror of intimacy.”
― Ethlie Ann Vare

tags: addiction, drugs, love-addiction, self-help, self-help-book, sex, sex-addiction

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“Hubris is when God screws you over for being a smartass.”
― Raymond L. Atkins, The Front Porch Prophet

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“An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

tags: abuse, addiction, alcohol, alcoholic, aqua, aquaholic, drinking, habits, health, indulgence, intoxicate, obsession, over-indulgence, substance-abuse, water

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