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“Cela est bien, repondit Candide, mais il faut cultiver notre jardin.”
― Candide
― Candide
“Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”
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“The journey is part of the experience - an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca.”
― A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines
― A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines
Classics and the Western Canon
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This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more
Benny’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Benny’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
174 books
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21 friends
144 books
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19 friends
40 books
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12 friends
33 books
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2 friends
371 books
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19 friends
44 books
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4 friends
141 books
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2 friends
19 books
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4 friends
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Favorite Genres
Business, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Mystery, Philosophy, Romance, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, and Young-adult
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