Unable to reach the grapes, we conclude first that they are sour; and later, after meditating deeply, that sweetness is not worth having.
Nov 142018
Getting
You never find people endeavoring to convince you that you may live very happily upon a plentiful fortune.
–Johnson
Sep 212018
Whoever dies with the most likes wins.
Sep 032018
The Two Laws of Pop Economics
1. What looks public-spirited is, in fact, greedy.
2. What looks greedy is, in fact, public-spirited.
May 312018
Boilerplate, n. The section of a contract in which you waive all your rights in perpetuity.
May 102018
An infallible sign of failure is the consumption of hortatory sermons on success.
May 032018
It’s a lot less fun to pursue power, wealth, and status if you can’t use them to get women.
Apr 262018
The illusion of wealth comes cheap; the illusion of taste costs a fortune.
Jan 092018
The cheap stuff is far more agreeable than the idea of buying it.
Jan 012018
We admire success, and deplore most of the qualities and behavior that produce it.
Dec 212017
It is when they swear to pay the money back that you can kiss it goodbye.