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Tag Tag Behaviour
Ill customs and bad advice are seldom forgotten.
Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard’s Almanack · 1732-1758

Quotes

“Love, cough, and a smoke, can’t well be hid.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“’Tis easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“If you want to change behaviors, you have to change motivations.”

Charlie Munger · Poor Charlie’s Almanack, 2005 · Primary source

“Biological creatures ordinarily prefer effort minimization in routine activities and don’t like removals of long-enjoyed benefits.”

Charlie Munger · Poor Charlie’s Almanack, 2005 · Primary source

“Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome.”

Charlie Munger · No reliable source

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