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Catherine’s Quotes

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
― Socrates

tags: inspiration, truth, wisdom

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“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
― Elie Wiesel

tags: activism, apathy, hate, indifference, inspirational, love, opposite, philosophy

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“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― William Shakespeare, As You Like It

tags: wisdom

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
― E.B. White

tags: activism, humor, life, pleasure

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Chi-Town Book Club — 8 members — last activity Jul 27, 2012 08:22AM
Bringing together the great women in my life and enhancing it with great books and great company.

Victorians! — 3762 members — last activity 22 hours, 54 min ago
Some of the best books in the world were written and published in Great Britain between 1837 and 1901. What's not to love? Dickens, the Brontes, Co ...more

Constant Reader — 5989 members — last activity 11 hours, 47 min ago
A forum for friendly discussion of classics, literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry and short stories. We also love movies and art. Don't ask to join th ...more

Latin American Literature and Magical Realism — 365 members — last activity Aug 29, 2017 05:48AM
Latin American literature rose to particular prominence during the second half of the 20th century, largely thanks to the international success of the ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 305387 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

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