Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
When Epicurus defined happiness as the supreme good, he warned his disciples that it is hard work to be happy.
“I’d rather extinguish the fire in hell and burn heaven”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
“we are shaped and fashioned by what we love.”
― The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, 25th Anniversary Edition
― The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, 25th Anniversary Edition
“Consumerism has worked very hard, with the help of popular psychology (‘Just do it’), to convince people that indulgence is good for you, whereas frugality is self-oppression”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“Where there is love”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
“One of the best is the public pledge. Tell everyone you know that you will lose the excess weight or write that novel or whatever your goal might be. Once you make your goal known to the world, there will instantly be pressure on you to work towards its fulfillment since no one likes to look like a failure.”
― The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, 25th Anniversary Edition
― The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, 25th Anniversary Edition
Ashran’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ashran’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
274 books
|
5 friends
63 books
|
41 friends
188 books
|
20 friends
1 book
|
2 friends
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Ashran
Lists liked by Ashran