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Ethan S.

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Ethan’s Quotes

“A peasant that reads is a prince in waiting.”
― Walter Mosley, The Long Fall

tags: reading

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“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
― Groucho Marx

tags: books, humor, reading, television

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“When I asked him, fifty-three years after the event, "Mr. Lucas, why did you jump on those grenades?" he did not hesitate with his answer: "To save my buddies.”
― James Bradley, Flags of Our Fathers

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“You don't have to be a hero to accomplish great things---to compete. You can just be an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”
― Edmund Hillary, High Adventure: The True Story Of The First Ascent Of Everest

tags: motivational

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“You probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do.”
― Olin Miller

tags: confidence, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt, others, think, worry

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Wholesome History Reads Group — 476 members — last activity Nov 07, 2025 08:01PM
Welcome to the Wholesome History Reads Group! This group is dedicated to finding awesome history books that are entertaining, exciting, and above ...more

THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP — 2682 members — last activity 3 hours, 5 min ago
A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many ...more

THE NAPOLEONIC WARS — 268 members — last activity 8 hours, 43 min ago
A chance to discuss books covering the Napoleonic Wars. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with ...more