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Jim Orum
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“Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly.”
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“Politicians are not born; they are excreted.”
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“Read at every wait; read at all hours; read within leisure; read in times of labor; read as one goes in; read as one goest out. The task of the educated mind is simply put: read to lead.”
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“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
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“Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century:
Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others;
Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected;
Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it;
Refusing to set aside trivial preferences;
Neglecting development and refinement of the mind;
Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.”
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Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others;
Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected;
Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it;
Refusing to set aside trivial preferences;
Neglecting development and refinement of the mind;
Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.”
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Jim’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jim’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
3 books
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56 friends
175 books
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44 friends
11 books
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91 friends
84 books
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20 friends
131 books
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15 friends
3 books
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10 friends
1 book
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4 friends
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