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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.
“My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break.”
― The Taming of the Shrew
― The Taming of the Shrew
“Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
It seems to me most strange that men should fear;
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.”
― Julius Caesar
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
It seems to me most strange that men should fear;
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.”
― Julius Caesar
“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.”
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“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.”
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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Alaa’s 2024 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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