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    Jarod Kintz
    “The man lying on the sofa seemed friendly. But how friendly could he really be if he was a liar?
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    ― 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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    Mike Norton
    “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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    George Carlin
    “Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.”
    ― George Carlin
    tags: cynicism, disillusionment, idealism
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    Peter M. Senge
    “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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    Jarod Kintz
    “Unless I’m at a wedding, I don’t like veiled threats.”
    ― Jarod Kintz, This Book Has No Title
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    Erich Fromm
    “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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    Confucius
    “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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    Barbara Kingsolver
    “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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    John Ruskin
    “Every increased possession loads us with new weariness.”
    ― John Ruskin
    tags: materialism
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    Chuck Palahniuk
    “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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