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I know it aches, how your heart it breaks. You can only take so much. Walk on.

Edward de Bono

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Edward de Bono
Age: 88 †
Born: 1933
Born: May 19
Died: 2021
Died: June 9
Philosopher
Physician
Psychologist
University Teacher
Republic of Malta
Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono
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This new meta-system is very much in favor of the self, but a self that is based on a proper sense of dignity, not on an inflated ego. A person who dare not admit he is wrong inflates his ego but weakens his self.
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The quality of our thinking will determine the quality of our future
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It wouldn't cost too much to change the rules of trade so that poor countries can work their way out of poverty. But the world's leaders won't act unless they hear enough people telling them. And every day they fail to act, thousands of people die because they can't afford the basics of survival.
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It is historical continuity that maintains most assumptions, not repeated assessment of their validity.
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Don't criticise a hypothesis, come up with a better one.
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Happiness is for those who don't really need it. So I can live without happiness.
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It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.
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I think school is a place where thinking should be taught.
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The solid wealth of insurance companies and the success of those who organsie gambling are some indication of the profits to be derived from the efficient use of chance.
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Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity.
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