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The intellect of man is forced to choose perfection of the life, or of the work, And if it take the second must refuse a heavenly mansion, raging in the dark.

William Butler Yeats, The Choice (1933)
1w ago

The problem is that since it's a one-time levy, the money for those health care, education, and food assistance programs will eventually run out. In fact, the proposal stipulates that the money will be spent over five years. At that point you'll have three choices: raise tax rates, do another one-time levy, or cut the programs.

4w ago

The goal of a business is to make money. The goal of a life is to avoid regret. These are often in conflict, and the resolution of that conflict is what separates a life well-lived from a merely profitable one.

1mo ago

One cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for something. It is enough that we prepare for the one or the other.

2mo ago

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