“Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
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A woman’s love is like the morning dew. It’s just as likely to settle on a horse turd as a rose .” — Larry McMurtry
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There is, perhaps, another version of Clarke’s Third Law (“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”) which is this:
- Any sufficiently intelligent and profound pronouncement is indistinguishable from hogwash.
Borges was one scary smart guy, IMO.
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Fify. 
LOL–take that up with Larry
No good deed goes unpunished.
Oscar Wilde
Walter Winchell
John P. Grier
Clare Boothe Luce.
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TT stands for Taipei Times. @Belgian_Pie is quoting a remark from the comments section of a Taipei Times article published on October 3 of last year. WHAT’S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LINK IS NOT SUITABLE FOR WORK OR MIXED COMPANY 
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It’s on the list:
Top Teacher?
Trump Touter?
Tranny-tato?
Taipei Times?
I’m pretty sure the TAIWAN NUMBA ONE and the CHINA NUMBA 19 parts are inspired by an exchange from an online game that was captured in a video a few years ago (again, ):
Except that in the video I think it’s CHINA NUMBA 4.
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“Forever is composed of nows.”
–Emily Dickinson
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“Do you see the world as a prison or a playground?”
–Michael Pollan
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“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”
–Douglas Adams
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“The main reason we don’t jail bankers is that they would scam the other, more innocent, inmates.”
–Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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“Thinking is difficult; that’s why most people judge.”
—Carl Jung
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“It is always thus, impelled by a state of mind which is destined not to last, we make our irrevocable decisions.”
–Marcel Proust
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Mining crypto is like saving on a stamp card. If completed you get something you can keep or sell. The next step is to find a fool that wants to buy it for more than you spent.
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Author?