Variant translation: Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery. Crime And Punishment
Time is a game played beautifully by children. Fragments
People often ask, "What is the single most important environmental/population problem facing the world today?" A flip answer would be, "The single most important problem is our misguided focus on identifying the single most important problem!" Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
“A wise prince ought to . . . never in peaceful times stand idle, but increase his resources with industry in such a way that they may be available to him in adversity.” The Prince
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