More Aphorisms from The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

• The opposite of manliness isn't cowardice; it's technology
• Most of what they call humility is successfully disguised arrogance.
• The more a writer thinks himself to be serious, the less serious his writing becomes.
• A man who is labelled a guru for his last book, will think himself a philosopher in the next.
• You can be once, twice, three times a lady; but only once a man.
• People used to wear ordinary clothes weekdays and formal attire on Sunday. Today it is the exact reverse.
• A stitch in time saves eight. That's progress.
• I went to a happiness conference: researchers looked very unhappy.
• You don't need money, don't take fame. Don't need money to ride this train. That's the power of love.
• Wise men say only fools rush in. A philosopher starts by walking slowly.
• The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street may talk like an angel. But she's the devil in disguise.
• What have I got to do when sorry seems to be the hardest word?
• Money, money, money. Must be funny in the rich man's world.
• Those who do not think that employment is systematic slavery are either blind or employed.
• You can be certain that the head of a corporation has a lot to worry about when he announces that "there is nothing to worry about".
• It is better to be made redundant than to have an offshore trust fund.
• Get out while you're still young. Tramps like us, baby, we were born to run.
• Imagine there's no Heaven. I can.
• There are many great thinkers. But there is only one Alain de Botton.
• Those who say they won't get fooled again are those most likely to be fooled again.
• How often have you arrived six hours late on a transatlantic flight? Yet never six hours early.
• Much of what you think is random is in your control; conversely much of what you think is in your control is random.
• A rich miser experiences greater poverty than a beggar.
• Careless talk costs lives. Careless whispers is a pop song.
• A lady who believes all that glitters is gold is a lady buying a stairway to heaven.
• I try and I try and I try. But I can't get no satisfaction.
• A philosopher makes the obscure seem obscure. An aphorist makes the obvious seem obvious.

The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (via 3QD)