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“When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.”
Back to Methusaleh • George Bernard Shaw“In the constitution of that rational animal I see no virtue which is opposed to justice, but I see a virtue which is opposed to love of pleasure, and that is temperance.”
Book VIII • Marcus Aurelius“No matter what anyone says or does, my task is to be good. ”
Book VII • Marcus Aurelius“If the Easter Islanders couldn't solve their milder local problems in the past, how can the modern world hope to solve its big global problems? People who get depressed at such thoughts often then ask me, “Jared, are you optimistic or pessimistic about the world’s future?” I answer, “I am a cautious optimist.” By that, I mean that, on the one hand, I acknowledge the seriousness of the problems facing us. If we don’t make a determined effort to solve them, and if we don’t succeed at that effort, the world as a whole within the next few decades will face a declining standard of living, or perhaps something worse. That’s the reason why I decided to devote most of my career efforts at this stage of my life to convincing people that our problems have to be taken seriously and won’t go away otherwise. On the other hand, we shall be able to solve our problems – if we choose to do so.”
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed • Jared Diamond“Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders.”
Beyond Good and Evil • Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche