“Individualism has a bad name today, and the term has come to be connected with egotism and selfishness.7 But the individualism of which we speak in contrast to socialism and all other forms of collectivism has no necessary connection with these. Only gradually in the course of this book shall we be able to make clear the contrast between the two opposing principles.”
― The Road to Serfdom
― The Road to Serfdom
“The sucker’s trap is when you focus on what you know and what others don’t know, rather than the reverse.”
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
“more suicides come from shame or loss of financial and social status than medical diagnoses.”
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
“You can only convince people who think they can benefit from being convinced.”
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
“Men of profound thought appear to themselves in intercourse with others like comedians, for in order to be understood they must always simulate superficiality.”
― Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
― Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
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