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Stoicism is about the *domestication* of emotions, not their elimination.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 11
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Economist
Essayist
Mathematician
Philosopher
Statistician
University Teacher
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Nassim Nicholas Najib Taleb
Nassim Taleb
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Stoicism
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A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation.
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If my detractors knew me better they would hate me even more.
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