“It is difficult to say which is the greatest evil--to have too violent passions, or to be wholly devoid of them. Controlled with firmness, guided by discretion, and hallowed by the imagination, the passions are the vivifiers and quickeners of our being. Without passion there can be no energy of character. Indeed, the passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways, and dangerous only in one--through their excess.” WayCharacterPassionEvilEnergyDifficultImaginationFireDangerousThousandViolentControlledExcessDiscretionFirmnessNo Energy Book:Intuitions and Summaries of Thought Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought
“Excessive liberty and excessive servitude are equally dangerous, and produce nearly the same effect.” LibertyEffectsDangerousProduceExcessServitude Author:Zoroaster
“Polygamy has an ancient history and is legal in many parts of the world. I find the rules of polygamy to be damaging and it's potentially dangerous to young girls and terrible for "excess" boys. But polyamory is supposed to be a more equal arrangement among agreeing adults.” WorldYoungGirlBoysDangerousTerribleEqualAdultsAncientSupposed To BeExcessArrangementsPolygamyAncient HistoryPolyamory Author:Emily Yoffe
“When excesses such as lax lending standards become widespread and persist for some time, people are lulled into a false sense of security, creating an even more dangerous situation. In some cases, excesses migrate beyond regional or national borders, raising the ante for investors and governments. These excesses will eventually end, triggering a crisis at least in proportion to the degree of the excesses. Correlations between asset classes may be surprisingly high when leverage rapidly unwinds.” PeopleMayEndsGovernmentSituationClassCasesSecurityDangerousDegreesCreatingStandardsCrisisBordersProportionAssetsInvestorsExcessPersistLendingCorrelationUnwindMigrateLaxDangerous SituationsNational BordersFalse Sense Of Security Author:Seth Klarman