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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..”
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
Iqraa - Arabic Book Group (Dubai)
— 390 members
— last activity Oct 28, 2025 06:55AM
Iqraa (which means 'read' in Arabic) is a literary circle that reads works by contemporary Arab authors published in Arabic. We meet on every fourth T ...more
أسبوع في كتاب
— 274 members
— last activity May 17, 2015 09:37AM
مجموعة أسبوع في كتاب، نخصص فيها كتابا في كل اسبوع، نقرأه معاً، ونتشارك قراءته خلال أيام الأسبوع ما استطعنا، فكل عضو يطلعنا بتطور قراءته للكتاب، ويزودن ...more
Penguin's Great Journeys series
— 7 members
— last activity May 13, 2012 06:15AM
This is a light book-club group to read the twenty books of the Penguin's Great Journeys series (available here http://goo.gl/tKw4y ) each are around ...more
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