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"The great ones do not belong in to a hyperplane and the only thing we need are more eyes" — Aug 13, 2016 10:57PM
"The great ones do not belong in to a hyperplane and the only thing we need are more eyes" — Aug 13, 2016 10:57PM
No man burdens his mind with small matters unless he has some very good reason for doing so.


“Many valuables cannot be stored – such as time or beauty.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“People today spend a great deal of money on holidays abroad because they are true believers in the myths of romantic consumerism.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“A champion thinks: ‘That’s going in the hole, pot the blue and get on to the pink; that’s the shot.’ Embrace the moment, I told myself. This is what top sport is about, this is how you separate yourself from the pack. You grab these opportunities, and commit.”
― Running: The Autobiography
― Running: The Autobiography

“nothing new, nothing unusual, nothing of any great importance.”
― Bounce
― Bounce

“So perhaps happiness is synchronising one’s personal delusions of meaning with the prevailing collective delusions. As long as my personal narrative is in line with the narratives of the people around me, I can convince myself that my life is meaningful, and find happiness in that conviction. This is quite a depressing conclusion. Does happiness really depend on self-delusion?”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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