Words to Start the Week (March 3, 2025)
Nuggets from past notes
”From antiquity to today, the best societies, as well as the best companies, have been the ones with a framework of freedom in which individuals can improve their lives by improving the lives of others.”
“Giving up the opportunity to sell something does not hurt as much as taking the money out of your wallet to pay for it. Opportunity costs are vague and abstract when compared to handing over actual cash”
“The man of science bent on verifying a phenomenon is not called upon to concern himself with the interests his verifications may hurt”
- Gustave Le Bon (The Crowd)
“Behind every great fortune was a great crime”
“All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions”