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“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”
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“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”
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“Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.”
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“A book read by a thousand different people is a thousand different books.”
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“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”
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Giovanni’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Giovanni’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
535 books
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2 friends
1,780 books
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166 friends
602 books
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6 friends
256 books
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559 friends
724 books
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10 friends
125 books
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4 friends
41 books
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15 friends
91 books
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137 friends
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Favorite Genres
Business, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Music, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, Self help, and Travel
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