Harsh Realities!

It is possible to make no mistake and still lose. It’s also possible to royally mess things up and still win. (REF)

Hard work won’t guarentee a thing. But without it, you don’t stand a chance. (REF)

Life is not fair. Expecting it to be will always disappoint you. (REF)

Life is not automatically easier just because you are a good person. Having a moral compass and being a good person usually means you have a line in the sand somewhere, and there will always be someone who is always willing to go further than you, undercut you, or outcompete you. (REF)

The only get rich quick scheme that works is selling get rich quick schemes. (REF)

Happiness = Reality - Expectations. (REF)

Okay, gotta go. Off to the gym, then dinner, then home, then bed. (REF)

Statistics don’t lie, but liars use statistics. (REF)

He who loses his money is forsaken by his friends, his wife, his servants and his relations; yet when he regains his riches those who have forsaken him come back to him. Hence wealth is certainly the best of relations. (REF)

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first. (REF)

Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous. (REF)

Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend. (REF)

Low class men desire wealth; middle class men both wealth and respect; but the noble, honour only; hence honour is the noble man’s true wealth. (REF)















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