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“Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.”
― Self Reliance
― Self Reliance
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
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“The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom...You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough.”
― Proverbs of Hell
― Proverbs of Hell
“Your hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralysed. Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as birds' wings.”
― The Essential Rumi
― The Essential Rumi
Jeader’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jeader’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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208 friends
560 books
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81 friends
2,296 books
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131 friends
264 books
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83 friends
966 books
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126 friends
222 books
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114 friends
400 books
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78 friends
471 books
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74 friends
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