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Dangerous books. – Somebody remarked: ‘I can tell by my own reaction to it that this book is harmful.’ But let him only wait and perhaps one day he will admit to himself that this same book has done him a great service by bringing out the
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Don’t call a book harmful and write it off. It is possible for the same book to help you understand yourself better
“Through experiences we normally associate with unhappiness they achieve greater happiness than if they had sought happiness directly.”
― Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
― Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
“we protect the truth principally by telling the truth about ourselves.”
― Incidental Inventions
― Incidental Inventions
“Those who mismanage our affairs would silence our criticism by pretending they have facts not avaliable to the rest of us. Our best weapon against them is not to marshal facts, of which they are truly managers, but passion. Passion is our hope and strenght."
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― Anthills of the Savannah
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― Anthills of the Savannah
“Art,” said Picasso, “is a lie that makes us realize the truth.”
― Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
― Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
“Maladies, poorly interpreted, can’t be cured.”
― Interpreter of Maladies
― Interpreter of Maladies
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