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“My daddy used to tell me that God loved rocks, houseflies, weeds, and poor people above all the rest of His creations, and that’s why He made so many of them.”
“Pride is a master of deception: when you think you’re occupied in the weightiest business, that’s when he has you in his spell. (Compare Crates on Xenocrates.)”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“Don’t be ashamed to need help. Like a soldier storming a wall, you have a mission to accomplish. And if you’ve been wounded and you need a comrade to pull you up? So what?”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“Another useful point to bear in mind: What qualities has nature given us to counter that defect? As an antidote to unkindness it gave us kindness. And other qualities to balance other flaws.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. ”
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“Of all people only those are at leisure who make time for philosophy, only those are really alive. For they not only keep a good watch over their own lifetimes, but they annex every age to theirs.”
― On the Shortness of Life
― On the Shortness of Life
Manuelc’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Manuelc’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
355 books
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131 books
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