The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (Incerto) by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (Incerto) by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Author:Nassim Nicholas Taleb [Taleb, Nassim Nicholas]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781400069972
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2010-11-30T05:00:00+00:00


Life’s beauty: the kindest act toward you in your life may come from an outsider not interested in reciprocation.*2

It is a great compliment for an honest person to be mistaken for a crook by a crook.

We are most motivated to help those who need us the least.

Supposedly, if you are uncompromising or intolerant with BS you lose friends. But you will also make friends, better friends.

To value a person, consider the difference between how impressive he or she was at the first encounter and the most recent one.



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