He who has never sinned is less reliable than he who has only sinned once. And someone who has made plenty of errors though never the same error more… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

He who has never sinned is less reliable than he who has only sinned once. The antifragility of the higher level may require the fragility and sacrifice of the lower one.

He who has never sinned is less reliable than he who has only sinned once.

The antifragility of the higher level may require the fragility—and sacrifice—of the lower one.

Don't trust a man who needs an income—except if it is minimum wage.

Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public. Distrust anyone who does the reverse. (Secrete amicos admone; lauda palam.)

"This is hard to accept in the age of the Internet. It has been very hard for me to explain that the more data you get, the less you know whats going on, and the more iatrogenics you will cause. People are still under the illusion that science means more data." - Taleb