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“Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
“Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.”
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“You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.”
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“We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn, which does not forsake us even in our soundest sleep. I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavour. It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through which we look, which morally we can do. To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
William’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at William’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
712 books
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243 friends
144 books
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159 friends
849 books
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167 friends
607 books
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90 friends
572 books
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88 friends
367 books
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180 friends
28 books
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5 friends
170 books
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132 friends
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