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Our world is dominated by the extreme, the unknown, and the very improbable (improbable according to our current knowledge)-and all the while we spend our time engaged in small talk, focusing on the known, and the repeated.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Black Swan

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Topic

The improbable

Author

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Source

The Black Swan

Language

English

Time

2007 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Taleb, Nassim Nicholas. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. Random House/Allen Lane, 2007, prologue.

Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.

Kahlil Gibran

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Topic

Sadness

Author

Kahlil Gibran

Source

Sand and Foam

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1926 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Gibran, Khalil. Sand and Foam. Alfred A. Knopf, 1926.

Current Citation

Gibran, Khalil. Sand and Foam. Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.

An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper.

Kahlil Gibran

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Topic

Exaggeration Truth

Author

Kahlil Gibran

Source

Sand and Foam

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1926 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Gibran, Kahlil. Sand and Foam. Alfred A. Knopf, 1926.

And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

Kahlil Gibran

The Prophet

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Topic

Love Saying goodbye

Author

Kahlil Gibran

Source

The Prophet

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1923 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Gibran, Kahlil. "The Coming of the Ship." The Prophet. Alfred A. Knopf, 1923.

Current Citation

Gibran, Kahlil. "The Coming of the Ship." The Prophet. Penguin Classics, 2019.

The more data we have, the more likely we are to drown in it.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Topic

Information overload

Author

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Source

Fooled by Randomness

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Taleb, Nassim Nicholas. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets. Random House, 2001, pt. 2.

You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

Kahlil Gibran

The Prophet

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Topic

Independence in relationships Independence Relationships

Author

Kahlil Gibran

Source

The Prophet

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1923 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Gibran, Kahlil. "On Marriage." The Prophet. Alfred A. Knopf, 1923.

Current Citation

Gibran, Kahlil. "On Marriage." The Prophet. Penguin Classics, 2019.