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Build your character in a certain way, and then your character becomes your destiny.

— Naval Ravikant ▶ 20:51

Being ethical turns out to be a selfish imperative.

— Naval Ravikant ▶ 2:58:03

You can be ethical simply because you're long-term greedy.

— Naval Ravikant ▶ 2:58:38

To win at a status game, you have to put somebody else down.

— Naval Ravikant ▶ 6:23

A lot of people think making money is about luck. It's not. It's about becoming the kind of person that makes money.

— Naval Ravikant ▶ 14:46

If you openly talk about how honest and reliable and trustworthy you are, you're probably not that honest and trustworthy.

— Naval Ravikant ▶ 49:06

You want to be honest because it leaves you with a clear mind.

— Naval Ravikant ▶ 2:58:48

Sometimes it takes the suffering of doing the wrong thing to motivate you enough to do the right thing.

— Naval Ravikant ▶ 3:01:18

Get rich quick never works. Only selling it does.

— Nathan

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder" rewritten is just "your presence makes me like you less." Don't be either person in this equation.

— Nathan