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← Frugality, like honesty, is a starving virtue fit only for small peaceable societies

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 23 Dec 1776 to 17 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under America America Everything filed under friendship friendship Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Frugality, like honesty, is a starving virtue fit only for small peaceable societies Frugality, like honesty, is a starvingvirtue fit only for small peaceablesocieties BM Bernard Mandeville — holds since c. 1714–1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being content with little is a great good, and those who least need luxury enjoy it most — tap to centre the map on it Being content with little is a greatgood, and those who least needluxury enjoy it most EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Moral virtue is a settled habit of preferring a good life to a good time — tap to centre the map on it Moral virtue is a settled habit ofpreferring a good life to a goodtime MA Mortimer Adler — holds since c. 1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: Living standards are not tightly tied to consumption, so consuming less need not mean real sacrifice. — tap to centre the map on it Living standards are not tightlytied to consumption, so consumingless need not mean real sacrifice. Last stated 19 years ago 2 Jan 2008 JD Jared Diamond — holds since 2008-01-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: We value too lightly what we get too cheaply; only its cost gives a thing its value — tap to centre the map on it We value too lightly what we get toocheaply; only its cost gives a thingits value Last stated 250 years ago 23 Dec 1776 TP Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-12-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A young Black American was expected to make peace with mediocrity, not to aspire to excellence — tap to centre the map on it A young Black American was expectedto make peace with mediocrity, notto aspire to excellence JB James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends — tap to centre the map on it Do not take evil-doers or low peoplefor friends; have the virtuous, thebest of people, for friends GB Gautama Buddha — holds since c. 500–401 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: In a world where it's impossible to make purely moral decisions in everything we do, we should all recognize where we're making trade-offs and not try to paint ourselves as being purely logical. — tap to centre the map on it In a world where it's impossible tomake purely moral decisions ineverything we do, we should allrecognize where we're makingtrade-offs and not try to paintourselves as being purely logical. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 MB Matt Birchler — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Kindness comes from honesty the other person can survive, not from vagueness — tap to centre the map on it Kindness comes from honesty theother person can survive, not fromvagueness Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Oct 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Frugality, like honesty, is a starving virtue fit only for small peaceable societies Last stated c. 1714–1733 Holds Bernard Mandeville Read this korrent →