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“The modern boy and girl are certainly taught more subjects—but does that always mean that they actually know more?”
― The Lost Tools of Learning
― The Lost Tools of Learning
“Reading a book should be a conversation between you and the author. Presumably he knows more about the subject than you do; if not, you probably should not be bothering with his book. But understanding is a two-way operation; the learner has to question himself and question the teacher, once he understands what the teacher is saying. Marking a book is literally an expression of your differences or your agreements with the author. It is the highest respect you can pay him.”
― How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
― How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
“He is omnipresent not only virtually but also substantially.… In him all things are contained and move, but he does not act on them nor they on him.… He is always and everywhere.… He is all eye, all ear, all brain, all arm, all force of sensing, of understanding, and of acting.5”
― Isaac Newton
― Isaac Newton
“(“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them”).”
― Isaac Newton
― Isaac Newton
“James was generous with his time to any friend who needed it—as well as to some, like Lawson, who did not! When one friend had eye trouble and could not read, James spent an hour each evening reading out his bookwork for the next day. He bucked up fellow students when they were depressed and on several occasions nursed others who were sick. He helped freshmen who were having trouble with their studies. He also found time to keep up a lively correspondence with his father, Aunt Jane, Lewis Campbell and others.”
― The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell
― The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell
Araara’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Araara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
165 books
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3,116 friends
3,552 books
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4,990 friends
1,031 books
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97 friends
1,496 books
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1,229 friends
3,063 books
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5,700 friends
553 books
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46 friends
97 books
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1,157 friends
889 books
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150 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Business, Classics, Comics, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Manga, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Travel, and Young-adult
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