The only valid political system is one that can handle an imbecile in power without suffering from it

Never ask a trader if he is profitable: you can easily see it in his gesture and gait.

You are rich if and only if money you refuse tastes better than money you accept.

Make sure that you are in a situation where the constant mistakes are small and can be used for something.

Realism is punishing. Probabilistic skepticism is worse.

Scientists don't know what they are talking about when they talk about religion. Religion has nothing to do with belief, and I don't believe it has any negative impact on people's lives outside of intolerance. Why do I go to church? It's like asking, why did you marry that woman? You make up reasons, but it's probably just smell. I love the smell of candles. It's an aesthetic thing.

Philosophers talk about truth and falsehood. People in life talk about payoff, exposure, and consequences (risks and rewards), hence fragility and antifragility. And sometimes philosophers and thinkers and those who study conflate Truth with risks and rewards.