15 Great Aphorisms by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Life is about execution rather than purpose

If someone is making an effort to ignore you, he is not ignoring you.

People reveal much more about themselves while lying.

Most mistakes get worse when you try to correct them.

People tend to whisper when they say the truth and raise their voice when they lie.

To understand how something works, figure out how to break it.

People are much less interested in what you are trying to show them than what

you are trying to hide.

Atheists are just modern versions of religious fundamentalists: they both take

religion too literally.

You can tell how poor someone feels by the number of times he

references money in his conversation.

An enemy who becomes a friend will always be a friend; a friend turned

enemy will remain so forever.

Never take investment advice from someone who has to work for a living.

It is a sign of weakness to avoid showing signs of weakness.

Accept the rationality of time, never its fairness and morality.

Risk takers never complain. They do.

Never read a book review written by an author whose books you

wouldn't read.

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