This is a fun thread. Here are some I thought of: "envy is ignorance...imitation is suicide" --Emerson. For me it's about embracing your own weirdness "There

This is a fun thread. Here are some I thought of: "envy is ignorance...imitation is suicide" --Emerson. For me it's about embracing your own weirdness "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self" --Hemingway. Similar to above. "regression to the mean" - The idea that any outcome that is especially good or bad is more likely an outlier than a predictor of future outcomes. "what you see is all there is" - people always have a kind of tunnel-vision and will always need reminders to be aware of anything "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" - a non-theist's mantra "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" - such a bold declaration of human value from the 1700s "These are the times that try men's souls" - an eloquent way of framing an age "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind" - pacifism is not a great strategy, but this statement is inspiring. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" - idealogical fervor and often leads to the best and worst in humanity "measure twice, cut once" -- an actual motto "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth" --Tyson. Defeating opponents is satisfying. "It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so." "change is the only constant" - for when things change