Convention is to blame for much blind waste and empty ritual... - John Maynard Keynes

"Convention is to blame for much blind waste and empty ritual in social behaviour."

John Maynard Keynes Truth

Economist British 1883–1946

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"In the long run we are all dead."

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"The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent."

"Lucy, you got some 'splainin' to do!"

"You must always be honest with the people you love."

"Truth always comes out in the end."

"Honesty is always the best policy."