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“Quit while you’re ahead.
All the best gamblers do.”
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All the best gamblers do.”
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“Don't so belong to others that you don't belong to yourself. Even friends should not be abused; you shouldn't want more from them than they're willing to concede. Any extreme is a vice, and especially in dealings with others. Sensible moderation is the best way to maintain goodwill and respect because ever-precious dignity won't be worn away.”
― How to Use Your Enemies
― How to Use Your Enemies
“The art of leaving things alone. Especially when the seas of public or personal life are stormiest. There are whirlwinds in the affairs of men, tempests of the will, and it makes good sense to retire and wait things out in a safe harbour... Let nature or morality take its course.”
― How to Use Your Enemies
― How to Use Your Enemies
“Believe your heart, especially when it's already tried and tested. Never contradict it, for it can usually foresee what matters most. It is your private oracle.”
― The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle
― The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle
“A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to do so.”
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Peter’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Peter’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
285 books
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47 friends
701 books
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69 friends
514 books
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68 friends
145 books
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104 friends
20 books
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28 friends
200 books
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151 friends
151 books
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35 friends
17 books
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230 friends
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