A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a …

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation. ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile, p.1748, Random House
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A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation. ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile, p.1748, Random House

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