«Missleys» is a regular post on the last page of Forbes Russia’s magazine, quoted by great people. Here’s the 2024 compilation.
About books The main difference between literature and life is that… in books, the percentage of natural people is very high and the percentage of trivial people is low; in life, it’s the opposite. Oldos Huxley
Of course, there is a need to be able to cope with difficulties, but we must be able to avoid putting them in front of us. Peter of Capitsa
on breakthroughs The world is evolving so fast that a person who says something is impossible interrupts someone who’s already done it. Elbert Hubbard
The Liar Competition The first prize was given to a man who spoke the truth. Elijah Ilf
in a common sense The secret of genius is work, persistence and common sense. Thomas Edison
#b> about learning Try to learn something about everything and everything about something. Thomas Hexley
On goals and means When you feel that the goal is not achievable, do not change the goal — change your plan of action. Confucions
On force. The main challenge is to strengthen the grass roots. They have all the power of the country. There’s over 100 million of them. Peter Stolypin
On civilization Civilization people call them modern customs, barbarism — customs of the past. Anatole France