Issawi’s Laws
"Society is a mule, not a car. One cannot just press on the accelerator and go exactly where one wishes." From...
Category: Maxims
Maxim August 6, 2013
"Everything simple is false. Everything complex is unusable." Paul Valery Quoted in The End is Near and it's...
Talebian Wisdom 9
"The rationalist imagines an imbecile-free society; the empiricist imagines an imbecile-proof one." Nassim...
Maxim July 30, 2013
"The difference between your friends and your enemies is that your friends will tell you when you are doing...
Talebian Wisdom 8
"Engineers can compute but not define, mathematicians can define but not compute, economists can neither define nor...
Maxim July 23, 2013
"Owning a boat is like standing under a cold shower tearing up hundred dollar bills." W. F. Buckley Photo...
Talebian Wisdom 7
"It takes a lot of intellect and confidence to accept that what makes sense really doesn't make sense." Nassim...
Maxim July 16, 2013
"In the absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of...
Talebian Wisdom 6
"A verbal threat is the most authentic certificate of impotence." Nassim Taleb The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical...
Maxim July 9, 2013
"Men of quality do not fear equality." Author unknown photo credit Rob...
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