The mediocre regret their words more than their silence; 􀀯n… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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The mediocre regret their words more than their silence; 􀀯ner men regret their silence more than their words; the magnificent has nothing to regret.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb (born 1 January 1960 in Amioun, Lebanon) is an essayist, epistemologist, researcher, and former practitioner of mathematical finance.

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The mediocre regret their words more than their silence; 􀀯ner men regret their silence more than their words; the magnificent has nothing to regret. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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