Author: Nyx

One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it. – Persian proverb

Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance. – John C. Bogle (1929-)

The self is not something that one finds. It is something that one creates. – Thomas Szasz (1920-)

You can’t make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you’re doing is recording it. – Art Buchwald