Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.”
―
―
“When you decide to learn about your faults, so that they can be rectified, you open a line of communication with the source of all revelatory thought. Maybe that’s the same thing as consulting your conscience. Maybe that’s the same thing, in some manner, as a discussion with God.”
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
“Recordemos que, en apariencia, las palabras son simples signos que se corresponden con unos sonidos, pero que en realidad son conexiones directas a mundos emocionales personales, íntimos e intransferibles”
― Reinventarse: Tu segunda oportunidad
― Reinventarse: Tu segunda oportunidad
“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.”
―
―
“I did not care for the things that most people care about– making money, having a comfortable home, high military or civil rank, and all the other activities, political appointments, secret societies, party organizations, which go on in our city . . . I set myself to do you– each one of you, individually and in private– what I hold to be the greatest possible service. I tried to persuade each one of you to concern himself less with what he has than with what he is, so as to render himself as excellent and as rational as possible.”
―
―
Political Philosophy and Ethics
— 6630 members
— last activity Sep 28, 2026 08:15AM
Study and discussion of the important questions of ethical and political philosophy from Confucius and Socrates to the present. Rules (see also the ...more
José’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at José’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
429 books
|
35 friends
239 books
|
22 friends
984 books
|
10 friends
351 books
|
30 friends
92 books
|
9 friends
254 books
|
24 friends
Favorite Genres
Biography, Business, Classics, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Self help, and Spirituality
Polls voted on by José
Lists liked by José