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“The man lying on the sofa seemed friendly. But how friendly could he really be if he was a liar? ”
― Jarod Kintz, At even one penny, this book would be overpriced. In fact, free is too expensive, because you'd still waste time by reading it.

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“For a man who walks in the light, to stay humble is not to walk in the dark; you don't need to project yourself to be thought an honest man.”
― Mike Norton

tags: dark, honest, honesty, humble, humility, liar, light, lying, project, truth

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#3

“Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.”
― George Carlin

tags: cynicism, disillusionment, idealism

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#4

“Scratch the surface of most cynics and you find a frustrated idealist — someone who made the mistake of converting his ideals into expectations.”
― Peter Senge

tags: cynicism, idealism

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#5

“Unless I’m at a wedding, I don’t like veiled threats.”
― Jarod Kintz, This Book Has No Title

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#6

“The real opposition is that between the ego-bound man, whose existence is structured by the principle of having, and the free man, who has overcome his egocentricity.”
― Erich Fromm

tags: ego, freedom, materialism, poverty

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#7

“The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.”
(Analects 4.9)”
― Confucius

tags: capitalism, china, consumerism, greed, materialism, simplicity, virtue

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#8

“How pointless life could be, what a foolish business of inventing things to love, just so you could dread losing them.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Prodigal Summer

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#9

“Every increased possession loads us with new weariness.”
― John Ruskin

tags: materialism

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#10

“The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

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