You can gain experience, if you are careful to avoid empty redundancy. Do not fall into the error of the artisan who boasts of twenty years experience in craft while in fact he has had only one year of experience–twenty times. And never resent the advantage of experience your elders have. Recall that they have paid for this experience in the coin of life, and have emptied a purse that cannot be refilled.
No one really likes Switzerland, except those who prefer cleanliness to life. - Trevanian
No one really likes Switzerland, except those who prefer cleanliness to life.
- Trevanian
As you know, shibumi has to do with great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. It is a statement so correct that it does not have to be bol… - Trevanian
As you know, shibumi has to do with great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. It is a statement so correct that it does not have to be bol…
Do not fall into the error of the artist who boasts of twenty years experience in his craft while in fact he has had only one year of experience - tw… - Trevanian
Do not fall into the error of the artist who boasts of twenty years experience in his craft while in fact he has had only one year of experience - tw…
Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double-entry accounting. - Trevanian
Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double-entry accounting.
Irony is Fate's most common figure of speech. - Trevanian
Irony is Fate's most common figure of speech.
We all desire to be understood, but no one enjoys being obvious. - Trevanian
We all desire to be understood, but no one enjoys being obvious.
It was not their irritating assumption of equality that annoyed Nicholai so much as their cultural confusions. The Americans seemed to confuse standa… - Trevanian
It was not their irritating assumption of equality that annoyed Nicholai so much as their cultural confusions. The Americans seemed to confuse standa…
The rope connecting two men on a mountain is more than nylon protection; it is an organic thing that transmits subtle messages of intent and disposit… - Trevanian
The rope connecting two men on a mountain is more than nylon protection; it is an organic thing that transmits subtle messages of intent and disposit…
Hana: What on Earth is a 'barbeque'? Hel: A primitive tribal ritual featuring paper plates, elbows, flying insects, encrusted meat, hush puppies, and… - Trevanian
Hana: What on Earth is a 'barbeque'? Hel: A primitive tribal ritual featuring paper plates, elbows, flying insects, encrusted meat, hush puppies, and…
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