They will envy you for your success, your wealth, for your … - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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They will envy you for your success, your wealth, for your intelligence, for your looks, for your status - but rarely for your wisdom.

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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They will envy you for your success, your wealth, for your intelligence, for your looks, for your status - but rarely for your wisdom. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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