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“You only have power over people as long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power—he's free again.”
― Двести лет вместе
― Двести лет вместе
“It is certainly desirable to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.”
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“Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good.”
― Outliers: The Story of Success
― Outliers: The Story of Success
“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
― Beloved
― Beloved
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..”
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
Evan’s 2025 Year in Books
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638 books
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641 books
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