"It is useless to contend with the irresistible power of Time, which goes on continually creating by a process of constant destruction."

-- E. T. A. Hoffmann

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“Use "entropy" and you can never lose a debate, von Neumann told Shannon - because no one really knows what "entropy" is.”

Source : William Poundstone (2010). “Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street”, p.57, Macmillan
“Nice girls aren't always what they seem.”
“Minors should not be exposed to what is going on in the so-called news.”
“When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.”
“Confidence takes constant nurturing, like a bed, it must be remade every day.”
“Organizing atheists is like hurding cats”
“An erring colleague is not an Amalkite to be smitten hip and thigh.”

Source : "The Rise of the Gentry: A Postscript". The Economic History Review, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1954.
“Attempts to wake before our time are often punished, especially by those who love us most. Because they, bless them, are asleep. They think anyone who wakes up, or who, still asleep, realizes that what is taken to be real is a â€˜dreamâ€™ is going crazy.”

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