Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.
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Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic.Edward de Bono
Traditional thinking is all about 'what is' Future thinking will also need to be about what can be.
Edward de Bono
Mock the devil, and he will flee from thee.
Edward de Bono
It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.
Edward de Bono
Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.
Edward de Bono
Argument is meant to reveal the truth, not to create it.
Edward de Bono
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