“Just as no monkey is as good-looking as the ugliest of humans, no academic is worthier than the worst of the creators”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
Similar quotes
“A woman has to look good, but a man—a little bit nicer looking than a monkey is enough.”
Meir Shalev
A Pigeon and a Boy
“In my opinion, the sun was made to light worthier toil than this.”
Henry David Thoreau
Life Without Principle
“Cats and monkeys - monkeys and cats - all human life is there!”
Henry James
The Madonna of the Future
“That man is such a damn turd monkey.""Grandma!" I said. "Oh, Zoeybird, did I just call your mother's husband a damn turd monkey out loud?""Yes, Grandma, you did."She looked at me, her dark eyes sparkling. "Good.”
P.C. Cast
“The ugliest truth, in the end, was still better than the prettiest of lies.”
Harlan Coben