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“What is reasonable is real; that which is real is reasonable.”
― Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Elements of the Philosophy of Right

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“That’s the other thing I learned that day, that the truth, however shocking or uncomfortable, in the end leads to liberation and dignity.”
― Ricky Gervais

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“A house that has a library in it has a soul.”
― Plato

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“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
― E. B. White

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“Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous - to poetry. But also, it gives birth to the opposite: to the perverse, the illicit, the absurd.”
― Thomas Mann, Death in Venice and Other Tales

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Metal — 306 members — last activity May 24, 2026 05:39AM
This group is for all of you out there who listen to any of the subgenres of metal: Black, death, doom, drone, folk, glam, gothic, groove, industrial, ...more

Goodreads Italia — 25500 members — last activity 9 hours, 35 min ago
Goodreads Italia è un luogo d'incontro per gli utenti italiani e italofoni della piattaforma Goodreads. Il gruppo, nato nel 2010 e in costante evoluz ...more

Atheists and Skeptics — 2214 members — last activity Jul 24, 2026 12:16PM
This is a group meant for the discussion of atheism and skepticism and the books associated with both. Recommending books arguing for or against relig ...more

The Atheist Book Club — 1665 members — last activity May 28, 2026 11:59AM
In these gilded halls we shall discuss the presence of the atheistic viewpoint in the written form. Are you a fan of Douglas Adams' scientific view of ...more