“It's beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. It means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti
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“The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
"That which is 'Lindy' is what ages in reverse, i.e., its life expectancy lengthens with time, conditional on survival." — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
"Make sure that the probability of the unacceptable (i.e., the risk of ruin) is nil." - Ray Dailo
“My solitude doesn’t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true…
“When truth is at stake, we must act more frankly; and when fear is to be combated, we must act more bravely.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes…
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived…
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