Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quote

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"失敗が甚だしいほど、一つ目の重要事項であり、二つ目の重要事項ではないことが重要です。"

Translations

“You cannot make a living by predicting things; only by betting”

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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