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Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play it more by watching it than by consulting any book
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"Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play it more by watching it than by consulting any book, including the holy book. Small wonder, then, that so many play dirty, that so few win, that so many lose"

- Joseph Brodsky

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In this quote, Joseph Brodsky compares life to a video game with various rules but no referee. He recommends that one can find out how to navigate life by observing it rather than relying on any composed guide, even religious texts. This lack of guidance may describe why many people turn to unethical methods and why just a couple of are able to achieve success. Brodsky's words highlight the complexity and unpredictability of life, where individuals need to rely on their own impulses and observations to browse through the challenges and barriers. Eventually, this quote acts as a suggestion that life is a video game that needs constant adjustment and durability.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Joseph Brodsky between May 24, 1940 and January 28, 1996. He/she was a famous Poet from USA. The author also have 21 other quotes.

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