Sign in with Facebook
“Everyone talks about there being no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but they seem to be referring to completed nuclear bombs, not the many deadly chemical weapons or precursors that Saddam had stockpiled.”
― American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
― American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
“The aim, therefore, of patriots, was to set limits to the power which the ruler should be suffered to exercise over the community; and this limitation was what they meant by liberty.”
― On Liberty
― On Liberty
“The point is not how long we live but how nobly: life is about depth not duration.”
― Stoicism Today: Selected Writings
― Stoicism Today: Selected Writings
“the first of the key Stoic themes noted earlier: that our happiness depends solely on responding virtuously to situations and not at all on acquiring material or social advantages.”
― Stoicism Today: Selected Writings
― Stoicism Today: Selected Writings
“Though no law was written, there was a crude rule of law, adherence to a covenant that transcended their selfish interests. It was biblical in its depth, and its importance grew with each step into wilderness. When the need arose, a man extended a helping hand to his friends, to his partners, to strangers. In so doing, each knew that his own survival might one day depend upon the reaching grasp of another.”
― The Revenant
― The Revenant
Mike Dow’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mike Dow’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
456 books
|
94 friends
104 books
|
61 friends
35 books
|
51 friends
8 books
|
78 friends
5 books
|
41 friends
1 book
|
66 friends
215 books
|
12 friends
33 books
|
42 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Mike Dow
Lists liked by Mike Dow