#selflimitation — Public Fediverse posts
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If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.
Herb Stein (1916-1999) American economist
Stein’s Law (1980s)More about this quote: wist.info/stein-herb/3711/
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He wants for ever, who would more acquire;
Set certain limits to your wild desire.
[Semper avarus eget; certum voto pete finem.]Horace (65-8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 1, ep. 2 “To Lollius,” l. 56ff (1.2.56) (20 BC) [tr. Francis (1747)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/horace/79600/
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All beings possess imagination to varying degrees. It can be encouraged and nurtured, or can sometimes shine out in moments of stress. But curiosity is a choice. Some wish to have it. Others don’t.
Timothy Zahn (b. 1951) American writer
Thrawn Ascendancy, Book 1: Chaos Rising, ch. 15 [Thrawn] (2020)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/zahn-timothy/76920/
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