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“If I could not be alexander I would be Diogenes”
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“In an "open 24-7" reality, want is King. We serve it, live it, breath it. But what does the king give you in exchange? Debt, neediness, addiction, and suffering. There is an alternative. JOY. Joy is created in simplicity.”
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“Hatred and anger are the greatest poison to the happiness of a good mind.”
― The Theory of Moral Sentiments
― The Theory of Moral Sentiments
“Why do you have to develop? If economic growth rises from 5% to 10%, is happiness going to double? What's wrong with a growth rate of 0%? Isn't this a rather stable kind of economics? Could there be anything better than living simply and taking it easy?”
― The One-Straw Revolution
― The One-Straw Revolution
“Remember how long you’ve been putting this off, how many extensions the gods gave you, and you didn’t use them. At some point you have to recognize what world it is that you belong to; what power rules it and from what source you spring; that there is a limit to the time assigned to you, and if you don’t use it to free yourself it will be gone and will never return.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
Dave’s 2024 Year in Books
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