“Will he not fancy that the shadows which he formerly saw are truer than the objects which are now shown to him?” Republic
Two types of choices seem to me to have been crucial in tipping their outcomes towards success or failure: long-term planning, and willingness to reconsider core values. On reflection, we can also recognize the crucial role of these same two choices for the outcomes of our individual lives. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
It isn't the past which holds us back, it's the future; and how we undermine it, today. Man's Search For Meaning
“Our bodies may be extensions of our words. But they can neither replace nor refute them.” Samarkand
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