Tag: Quote of the Day

Quotes of the Day: Epicurus

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I just found a small cache of Epicurus quotes which you should take the time to look. Very worth it.

Some samples:

  • Death is nothing to us; for that which has been dissolved into its elements experiences no sensations, and that which has no sensation is nothing to us.
  • The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.
  • Of all the means which wisdom acquires to ensure happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is friendship.

Gogogogo!

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Quote of the Day: Legacy

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Quoth Andrew Lahde

Appointments back to back, booked solid for the next three months, they look forward to their two week vacation in January during which they will likely be glued to their Blackberries or other such devices. What is the point? They will all be forgotten in fifty years anyway. Steve Balmer, Steven Cohen, and Larry Ellison will all be forgotten. I do not understand the legacy thing. Nearly everyone will be forgotten. Give up on leaving your mark. Throw the Blackberry away and enjoy life.

Very true. All these people who spend all their life trying to amass more and more wealth or power simply end up taking up more pain that this is worth. They have reached the point of diminished returns and yet, they stilll keep at it, while making  things worse for everyone in the meantime.

Quote of the Day: Capitalism

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Quoth the Barefoot Bum

The problem our capitalist economy faces is not how to feed everyone, but how to make a profit feeding everyone.

Aptly said and so true. We would have no problem feeding everyone on the planet but the capitalists can’t make a profit that way and this goes for most goods.

Just look at the situation with Intellectual Property where the right holders are trying to reign in infinite goods just because they can’t figure out a business plan to make money out of them.