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“To see high merit and be unable to raise it to office, to raise it but not to give such promotion precedence, is just destiny.”
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“If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you really make them think, they'll hate you.”
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“Prose: words in their best order; poetry: the best words in the best order.”
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“The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you've gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning. Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him?”
― Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters
― Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters
“How can we satisfy ourselves without going on in infinitum? And, after all, what satisfaction is there in that infinite progression? Let us remember the story of the Indian philosopher and his elephant. It was never more applicable than to the present subject. If the material world rests upon a similar ideal world, this ideal world must rest upon some other; and so on, without end. It were better, therefore, never to look beyond the present material world.”
― Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
― Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
Elvis’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Elvis’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
867 books
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9 friends
229 books
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18 friends
1,255 books
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20 friends
2,556 books
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60 friends
647 books
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54 friends
42 books
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3 friends
1,134 books
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130 friends
333 books
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5 friends
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