In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy…

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There are moments when you feel free, moments when you have energy, moments when you...

There are moments when you feel free, moments when you have energy, moments when you...

The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may...

The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may...

What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art...

What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art...

Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in...

Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in...

A man can go from being a lover to being a stranger in three moves...

A man can go from being a lover to being a stranger in three moves...

It is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. hares have no...

It is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. hares have no...

Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has.

Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has.

Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the...

Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the...

No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does.

No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does.

Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad...

Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad...

All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor...

All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor...

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is...

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is...

A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other...

A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other...

A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

Great writers are the saints for the godless.

Great writers are the saints for the godless.

You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided...

You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided...

You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a...

You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a...

Old men should have more care to end life well than to live long.

Old men should have more care to end life well than to live long.

Life... is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always...

Life... is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always...

It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be...

It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be...