“Over the long term, you are more likely to fool yourself than others.” — Nassim Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
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“In most debates, people seem to be trying to convince one another; but all they can hope for is new arguments to convince themselves.” — Nassim Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
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“Most feed their obsessions by trying to get rid of them.” — Nassim Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
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“It is a good practice to always apologize, except when you have done something wrong.” — Nassim Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
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“Some people are only funny when they try to be serious.” — Nassim Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
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“I wonder whether a bitter enemy would be jealous if he discovered that I hated someone else.” — Nassim Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
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“The most painful moments are not those we spend with uninteresting people; rather, they are those spent with uninteresting people trying hard to be interesting.” — Nassim Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes
