Category: Maxims

"Cinnamon and nutmeg are a poor man's frankincense and myrrh." Bethany...

"There is no need to feel moral responsibility for every endangered species." Nassim Taleb Nassim Taleb is a writer...

"Booze's reputation as an intellectual lubricant is wildly exaggerated." Jonah Goldberg NR...

"Two centuries ago people had an idealized opinion of their own past, just as we now have an idealized opinion of...

"You can always find an expert to confirm your belief, no matter how ridiculous." From Command Authority by Tom...

"Linear progression, a Platonic idea, is not the norm." Nassim Taleb is a writer and thinker.  He grew up in...

"Life is not a spectator sport." Jackie Robinson The entire quote from the bench in front of Pasadena City...

These are my personal favorite maxims from  the second half 2013: Mark Twain on Drinking Ad...

"Superstitions can instill some poetry in daily life." Nassim Taleb is a writer and thinker. He grew up in Lebanon...

"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough." Mark...