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The Epicurean Dealmaker

An occasional review and commentary on Wall Street, global finance, markets, and their participants,
by a pseudonymous investment banker.

Sometimes we will venture out into the broader landscape of society, culture, and politics
to poke and peer at their curious denizens and bring back amusing reports.

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Names will be changed to protect the innocent, if we find any.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Frequent Flyer

Truth.

© 2007 The Epicurean Dealmaker. All rights reserved.

Posted by The Epicurean Dealmaker at 11:32 AM

Labels: bon mots, Folly, philosophy

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“Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen.”
— Ludwig Wittgenstein

“The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.”
— Epicurus, Principal Doctrines

“If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.”
— Dorothy Parker

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