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The truth is that we humans live on the surface, reacting emotionally to what people say and do. We form opinions of others and ourselves that are rather simplified. We settle for the easiest and most convenient story to tell ourselves.
“Be careful about reading health books. Some fine day you'll die of a misprint.”
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“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
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“His life was gentle; and the elements
So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, THIS WAS A MAN!”
― Julius Caesar
So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, THIS WAS A MAN!”
― Julius Caesar
“Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy
Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend
Under thy own life's key: be check'd for silence,
But never tax'd for speech.”
― All's Well That Ends Well
Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy
Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend
Under thy own life's key: be check'd for silence,
But never tax'd for speech.”
― All's Well That Ends Well
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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Alaa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alaa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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51 friends
2 books
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13 friends
4 books
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35 friends
1 book
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27 friends
1 book
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22 friends
1 book
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139 friends
2 books
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29 friends
1 book
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20 friends
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