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These aphorisms are dedicated to people who’ll laugh at least once while reading them. For those who wouldn’t laugh even once, I suggest to re-read them again. If they don’t laugh even then, they are too serious and should be reading something else.

Luck

As Aristotle somewhere put it: luck is when the guy next to you gets hit with the arrow.

No end

No war ever ended. It just temporarily stopped.

Presence

When your brain is constantly occupied with logistics, there isn’t much room left for presence.

– Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D., Medium article

Choice

You can either express yourself and deal with the consequences, or stay quiet forever. Your choice.

Gap

The true gap of a man is the difference between who he is and who he knows he should be.

– Marcus Aurelius

Scripted

FIFA World Cup is as scripted as children’s play.

Integrity

Without integrity, nothing matters.

Self-respect

Those who don’t respect themselves, can’t expect any respect from others.

Comfort

Comfort kills productivity.