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“If I maintain my silence about my secret it is my prisoner...if I let it slip from my tongue, I am ITS prisoner.”
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“A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.”
― A History of Western Philosophy
― A History of Western Philosophy
“A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.”
― Essays and Aphorisms
― Essays and Aphorisms
“Rascals are always sociable, and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others company.”
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“I discovered that it is necessary, absolutely necessary, to believe in nothing. That is, we have to believe in something which has no form and no color--something which exists before all forms and colors appear... No matter what god or doctrine you believe in, if you become attached to it, your belief will be based more or less on a self-centered idea.”
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Xavier’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Xavier’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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699 friends
4,690 books
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812 friends
1,234 books
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894 friends
671 books
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506 friends
1,908 books
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706 friends
1,001 books
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813 friends
180 books
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819 friends
25 books
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427 friends
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