Taleb, Nassim Nicholas -- The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms, “Robustness and Antifragility” (2010)

Dave — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 04:32:54 +0000

For the robust, an error is information; for the fragile, an error is an error.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (b. 1960) Lebanese-American essayist, statistician, risk analyst, aphorist
The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms, “Robustness and Antifragility” (2010)
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo -- Essay (1841), “Compensation,” Essays: First Series, No. 3

Dave — Mon, 22 May 2017 16:13:03 +0000

In general, every evil to which we do not succumb is a benefactor. As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1841), “Compensation,” Essays: First Series, No. 3
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Taleb, Nassim Nicholas -- The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms, “Robustness and Antifragility” (2010)

Emerson, Ralph Waldo -- Essay (1841), “Compensation,” Essays: First Series, No. 3