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“Don't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to suppose that one has made progress simply by having internalized their contents.”
― The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
― The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
“...the sea's only gifts are harsh blows and, occasionally, the chance to feel strong. Now, I don't know much about the sea, but I do know that that's the way it is here. And I also know how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong, to measure yourself at least once, to find yourself at least once in the most ancient of human conditions, facing blind, deaf stone alone, with nothing to help you but your own hands and your own head...”
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Michaela’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Michaela’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
692 books
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344 friends
2,017 books
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104 friends
980 books
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139 friends
760 books
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47 friends
262 books
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12 friends
497 books
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92 friends
178 books
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34 friends
87 books
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18 friends
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Biography, Business, Classics, Contemporary, Ebooks, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Self help, Spirituality, and Travel
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