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“How strange and foolish is man. He loses his health in gaining wealth. Then, to regain his health he wastes his wealth. He ruins his present while worrying about his future, but weeps in the future by recalling his past. He lives as though death shall never come to him, but dies in a way as if he were never born”
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2026 Big Book Challenge
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Have some larger books to read this year? This is the place to share those. You set your own goal as to the number of books to read, or just keep trac ...more
Mocha Girls Read
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We are a group of black women who love to read, want to read more and meet like-minded women. #mochagirlsread Join Us in person: https://www.meetup.c ...more
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