Aphorisms Matter

Every life has a story

• An aphorism is a condensed form of writing in which one can find the theme of a novel, the lesson of an age, or a pithy diversion.
• No aphorism is complete without context, but one may feel free to bring their own.

• The cheapest way to sedate someone is to give them false hope.
• People more distrust that which confuses them than that which threatens them.
• The weak are less capable of holding power un-wielded.
• Democratic principles are the canary in the coal-mine of human rights.
• The most dangerous line of reasoning is that things couldn’t get worse.
• The legal code can be manipulated to most any end desirable, it takes integrity to follow the just.
• The only accepted conventions of entrepreneurship are for fundraising, there are no formulas.
• Entrepreneurs are (eventually) worth more to an economy than any dozen white collars.
• Even though the stakes of entrepreneurial success are high, in the worst case one can fall back on employability from the experience.
• When you’re trying to build a rocket ship, the wisdom of “if someone invites you on a rocket ship don’t ask which seat” is less applicable.
• No one builds a rocket ship on their first try.
• Rocket ship failure modes are not pretty.
• Rocket ships in orbit are beyond beautiful.
• The currency of time can be invested in a diversified or concentrated portfolio just like any other.
• Stocks outperform bonds over the long term.
• Investors do not abandon their portfolios, they can only be taken by the market.
• Illiquid securities are the hardest to regulate or audit.
• Writers do not write for today’s audience.
• A bigger audience is only better as it is more likely to reach the target audience.
• The target audience is the one whose life is changed.
• Everyone goes to church, many just don’t know what they are worshiping.
• The hymnal of the gospel of the profane is a language that should be spoken quietly when outdoors.
• The jokes you laugh at say more about you than the ones you tell.
• Small talk is any conversation that is only about one subject.
• Ballroom dancing is like painting by numbers until you learn how to color outside of the lines.
• The target audience was you.

You Get What You Give — Zac Brown Band

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