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Flow: The Classic Work on How to Achieve Happiness

by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi

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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson

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There’s a saying in Texas: “The smallest dog barks the loudest.” A confident man doesn’t feel a need to prove that he’s confident. A rich woman doesn’t feel a need to convince anybody that she’s rich.

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“Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.”
― Henry David Thoreau, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“I would die for you. But I won't live for you.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

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