Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quote

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"لا تثق أبدًا بالكلمات التي تقرأها؛ ثق دائمًا بالواقع الذي يقف خلفها"

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“You want to be a philosopher, not a cheap sage”

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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