Sublime

Even if [the borrower does not offer] security, one is obligated to lend to him, and even give him a free gift,10

When Donald Trump claimed that he used his own money to finance his primary campaign, he was really declaring, to the chagrin of his party leadership, that he was not to be part of Washington’s massive network of intertwining patron–client relationships.

The beneficiary is entitled to tzedaka according to his or her need; the donor is only obligated to give what he or she can afford.”

an impersonal entity that robs us of the freedom to think for ourselves. To live authentically requires resisting or outwitting this influence, but this is not easy because das Man is so nebulous. Man in German does not mean ‘man’ as in English (that’s der Mann), but a neutral abstraction, something like ‘one’ in the English phrase ‘one doesn’t do

—Hemos de conseguir que el equipo nos diga a nosotros qué tenemos que hacer y no al revés, porque es lo mejor para ganar. No queremos «soldaditos obedientes», sino jugadores con iniciativa, y para eso hemos de facilitarles que tengan esa iniciativa, hemos de soltar riendas.