Joyful Pessimism
Is there such a thing as a cheerful pessimist? That’s what I am. —Charlie Munger
The wise man listens to meaning, the fool only gets the noise. —Nassim Nicholas Taleb
It is the privilege and proper condition of a human being, arrived at the maturity of his faculties, to use and interpret experience in his own way. —John Stuart Mill
Be true to whoever or whatever you are and wear it like a badge of honor. Fit in with one person and one person only: yourself. —David Goggins
Riches have made more covetous men than covetousness hath made rich men. —Thomas Fuller
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect intended us to forgo their use. —Galileo
Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them to. Accept events as they actually happen. That way peace is possible. —Naval Ravikant