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You also assume everyone else with wealth just got lucky if you got rich that way Tom Send a noteboard - 20/10/2017 07:01:55 PM

What's the old adage? You see the fruits of success, but not the 37 failures that went before it, or the struggles that accompanied it.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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This message last edited by Tom on 20/10/2017 at 07:02:25 PM
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