Sign in with Facebook
progress:
(page 15 of 348)
"Really hoping that The Odyssey is much better than its predecessor, The Iliad, and based on the first chapter it seems I will be pleasantly surprised. Lots of adventure is in store, rather than war and anguish. Let’s see what Homer’s ‘second’ work is all about." — Jan 20, 2024 04:52PM
"Really hoping that The Odyssey is much better than its predecessor, The Iliad, and based on the first chapter it seems I will be pleasantly surprised. Lots of adventure is in store, rather than war and anguish. Let’s see what Homer’s ‘second’ work is all about." — Jan 20, 2024 04:52PM
“For nothing, as I now see it, equals the value of life - not the wealth they say prosperous ilium possessed in earlier days, when there was peace, before the coming of the Greeks, nor all the treasure piled up behind the stone threshold of Phoebus Apollo in rocky Delphi. Cattle and fat sheep can be lifted. Tripods and chestnut horses can be procured. But you cannot lift or procure a man's life, when once the breath has left his lips.”
―
―
“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
―
―
Fernando’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Fernando’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
40 books
|
2 friends
33 books
|
1 friend
22 books
|
4 friends
28 books
|
10 friends
237 books
|
8 friends
42 books
|
3 friends
16 books
|
6 friends
27 books
|
2 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Fernando
Lists liked by Fernando
