
The Bed of Procrustes

The Internet broke the private-public wall; impulsive and inelegant utterances that used to be kept private are now available for literal interpretation.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb • The Bed of Procrustes
If something (say, a stock price) looks slightly out of line, it is out of line. If it looks way out of line, you are wrong in your method of evaluation.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb • The Bed of Procrustes
Every angel is an asshole somewhere.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb • The Bed of Procrustes
You will never know for sure if someone is an asshole until he becomes rich.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb • The Bed of Procrustes
Your brain is most intelligent when you don’t instruct it on what to do—something people who take showers discover on occasion.