Never take advice from anyone in a tie. They'll bankrupt you. Don't ask a general for advice on war, and don't ask a broker for advice on money.

Don't disturb complicated systems that have been around for a very long time. We don't understand their logic. Don't pollute the planet. Leave it the way we found it, regardless of scientific 'evidence'.

The irony of the process of thought control: the more energy you put into trying to control your ideas and what you think about, the more your ideas end up controlling you.

Deficits are like putting dynamite in the hands of children. They can get out of control very quickly.

Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer.

Comfort makes you weaker. We need some variability, some stressors. Not too much, but just enough.

Information is bad for knowledge.