to-read
(1668)
currently-reading (16)
read (998)
did-not-finish (0)
self-confidence-and-self-esteem (668)
productivity (455)
mindfulness-meditation (407)
anxiety (198)
happiness (190)
sleep (140)
meaning-purpose (87)
positive-psychology (84)
currently-reading (16)
read (998)
did-not-finish (0)
self-confidence-and-self-esteem (668)
productivity (455)
mindfulness-meditation (407)
anxiety (198)
happiness (190)
sleep (140)
meaning-purpose (87)
positive-psychology (84)
habit-building
(79)
self-compassion (66)
emotion-regulation (47)
relationships-connection (32)
social-anxiety (30)
motivation (25)
self-awareness (17)
shaping-belief (17)
stress (15)
mental-health (14)
goal-setting (11)
communication (10)
self-compassion (66)
emotion-regulation (47)
relationships-connection (32)
social-anxiety (30)
motivation (25)
self-awareness (17)
shaping-belief (17)
stress (15)
mental-health (14)
goal-setting (11)
communication (10)
“They say that life is an accident, driven by sexual desire, that the universe has no moral order, no truth, no God.
Driven by insatiable lusts, drunk on the arrogance of power, hypocritical, deluded, their actions foul with self-seeking, tormented by a vast anxiety that continues until their death, convinced that the gratification of desire is life's sole aim, bound by a hundred shackles of hope, enslaved by their greed, they squander their time dishonestly piling up mountains of wealth.
"Today I got this desire, and tomorrow I will get that one; all these riches are mine, and soon I will have even more. Already I have killed these enemies, and soon I will kill the rest. I am the lord, the enjoyer, successful, happy, and strong, noble, and rich, and famous. Who on earth is my equal?”
― The Bhagavad Gita
Driven by insatiable lusts, drunk on the arrogance of power, hypocritical, deluded, their actions foul with self-seeking, tormented by a vast anxiety that continues until their death, convinced that the gratification of desire is life's sole aim, bound by a hundred shackles of hope, enslaved by their greed, they squander their time dishonestly piling up mountains of wealth.
"Today I got this desire, and tomorrow I will get that one; all these riches are mine, and soon I will have even more. Already I have killed these enemies, and soon I will kill the rest. I am the lord, the enjoyer, successful, happy, and strong, noble, and rich, and famous. Who on earth is my equal?”
― The Bhagavad Gita
“The author of an atrocious undertaking ought to imagine that he has already
accomplished it, ought to impose upon himself a future as irrevocable as the past.”
― Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings
accomplished it, ought to impose upon himself a future as irrevocable as the past.”
― Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings
“When I die, I hope to go to heaven-- whatever the hell that is-- and I want to be able to afford the price of admission,"
"Virtue is the price of admission." Jim said haughtily.
"That's what I mean, James. So I want to be prepared to claim the greatest virtue of all-- that I was a man who made money. "
"Any grafter can make money."
"James, you ought to discover some day that words have an exact meaning.”
― Atlas Shrugged
"Virtue is the price of admission." Jim said haughtily.
"That's what I mean, James. So I want to be prepared to claim the greatest virtue of all-- that I was a man who made money. "
"Any grafter can make money."
"James, you ought to discover some day that words have an exact meaning.”
― Atlas Shrugged
“Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
Samvid’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Samvid’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Samvid
Lists liked by Samvid























































