If a man does not have enough real problems, he will invent fake ones. Fake problems are even more destructive than real problems. Why? Real problems can prompt people to seek real solutions, but fake problems only prompt fake solutions. The man with fake problems is not only stuck with a certain level of fakeness,Continue reading “The Downside Of Luxury”
Category Archives: Sayings
Conjectures
The real thought leaders are the people “thought leaders” rip off. The real thought leaders are the people “thought leaders” secretly want to impress.
Sayings
If it is not true today, it will not be true in “the future.”
Sayings
A few men are secretly unhappy, but no one is secretly happy.
Sayings: The Final Judgement
Assume that when the end comes, the only witnesses you can call in your defense are former employees.
Sayings
If no one preaches to the choir, it won’t be the choir for long.
2020 (As It Looks From 2022)
“Revolutions are carried out in order to change the ownership of property and the names of streets. The revolutionary who seeks to change ‘man’s condition’ ends up being shot for being a counter-revolutionary.” ― Nicolás Gómez Dávila
Normalizing (Sort Of) Conflict
“It is hardly surprising if we are driven by the blasts of storms when our chief aim on this sea of life is to displease wicked men.” -Boethius
Gentlemen, Place Your Bets
“The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes Titus or Marcus Aurelius; the people is often Nero, and never Marcus Aurelius.” -Antoine de Rivarol
Sex And Marriage
“Traditionally, sex has been a very private, secretive activity. Herein perhaps lies it powerful force for uniting people in a strong bond. As we make sex less secretive, we may rob it of its power to hold men and women together.” -Thomas Szasz (1974)