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I would be honored if you link any essay to your website,
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which exploits the hyperlinks, interfaces and interactive capabilities of the World Wide
Web; coined by Charles Hugh Smith on May 1, 2005, in Berkeley California.
Aphorisms I like:
"Economic history is a never-ending series of episodes based on falsehoods and lies, not
truths. It represents the path to big money. The object is to recognize the trend whose
premise is false, ride that trend, and step off before it is discredited." (George Soros)
"The way of the Tao is reversal." (Lao Tzu)
"Chance favours the prepared mind.” (Louis Pasteur)
"It is neither necessary to hope to undertake, nor to succeed to persevere."
(William of Orange)(Thanks to Pierre Z. for this attribution)
"You must have a willingness to do something when everyone else is petrified.
You must learn the lesson of following logic over emotion." (Warren Buffett)
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
(Winston Churchill)
"May a fair road always be open to you." (CHS, April 2, 2006)
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