Vaniver comments on Rationality Quotes November 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vaniver 25 November 2014 03:35:44PM 0 points [-]

Ambition means tying your well being to what other people say or do.

Self-indulgence means tying it to the things that happen to you.

Sanity means tying it to your own actions.

--Marcus Aurelius

Comment author: Manfred 25 November 2014 08:25:54PM *  0 points [-]

Funny, I upvoted your other quote and downvoted this one.

Anyhow, if the object of your affections surprises you with a cuddle and your well being is unimpacted, I wouldn't call that sane.

Comment author: Vaniver 26 November 2014 01:15:51AM *  0 points [-]

Anyhow, if the object of your affections surprises you with a cuddle and your well being is unimpacted, I wouldn't call that sane.

I think "tying it to" should be read in the sense of an anchor, not in the sense of "is impacted by."