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It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it. Life is long enough, and a sufficiently generous amount has been given to us for the highest achievements if it were all well invested. But when it is wasted in
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“truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.”
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“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
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“A good speech should be like a woman's skirt; long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest.”
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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
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“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
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Blooming Books: Reading for Growth (Self-Development Book Club)
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Shams’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shams’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2 books
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2 friends
209 books
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1 friend
6 books
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1 friend
99 books
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5 friends
Favorite Genres
Biography, Business, Ebooks, History, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Science, Self help, Spirituality, and Travel
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