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Flashcards on Quotes, created by Charles Matte on 01/09/2014.
Charles Matte
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Who said: "The only way to have a friend is to be one"? Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist, lecturer and poet.
Qui a dit: "L'homme est la mesure de toute chose" et que cela signifie-t-il? Protagoras. Chaque homme observe le monde sous un prisme différent, rejetant ainsi toute idée de vérité absolue ou universelle. Aussi, l'homme serait pris pour une unité ou pour étalon. En ce sens Protagoras s'opposait à la démesure, à l'ubris.
Who said: "It's often better to forego deconstructing intricate complexities in exchange for exploiting unrecognized simplicities"? Peter Kaufman, the editor of Poor Charlie's Almanack.
Qui a dit au XVIIIe siècle: "La croissance économique, couplée à la rareté des ressources, mène au conflit"? L'économiste anglais Thomas Malthus.
Who said: "Risk means that more things can happen that will happen"? Elroy Dimson, a professor at the London Business School.
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