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A quotation from Joubert, Joseph:

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Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth.
[Ceux qui ne se rétractent jamais s’aiment phis que la vérité.]
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https://wist.info/joubert-joseph/2188/

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Charles · @cazabon

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34/39 Don't fiddle with the formula for the "corner cases", like before there's 5 years worth of results, or anything like that. A good CEO, doing long-term planning, and doing a good job of running the company, should be planning to stick around longer than that.

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WIST Quotations · @WISTquote

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A quotation from Maugham, W. Somerset:

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The Vicar of Blackstable would have nothing to do with the scheme which Philip laid before him. He had a great idea that one should stick to whatever one had begun. Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one’s mind.
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https://wist.info/maugham-william-somerset/37249/

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