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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life / The Little Book of Hygge / Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living

by Héctor García (Goodreads Author)

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The CEO Factory: Management Lessons from Hindustan Unilever

by Sudhir Sitapati

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“Ati sarvatra varjayet:
Excess of anything is bad. Some of us are attracted to Good. But the universe tries to maintain balance. So what is good for some may end up being bad for others...
Agriculture is good for us humans as it gives us an assured supply of food, but it is bad for the animals that lose their forest and grazing land.”
― Amish Tripathi, The Oath of the Vayuputras

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“Life is always either a tightrope or a feather bed. Give me the tightrope.”
― Edith Wharton

tags: tough-broad

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“The opposite of love is not hate. Hate is just love gone bad. The actual opposite of love is apathy. When you don't care a damn as to what happens to the other person.”
― Amish Tripathi, The Secret of the Nagas

tags: hate, love

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“Consistency is the virtue of mules!”
― Amish Tripathi, The Secret of the Nagas

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“What would you do if you weren't afraid?”
― Spencer Johnson, Who Moved My Cheese?

tags: fearlessness

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Mythology and Folklore — 60 members — last activity Dec 05, 2025 11:59AM
Everything about Assyrian, Nordic, Celtic, Roman, Greek, Indian, African, Chinese, Japanese and many other mythologies. And folklore in general.

Indian Historical Fiction & Mythology — 169 members — last activity Dec 12, 2025 02:58AM
The group will be used for discussion and sharing of feedbacks on books related to eastern mythology and historical fiction

Hindu Mythology — 339 members — last activity May 22, 2023 04:25AM
Hindu mythology is a large body of traditional narratives related to Hinduism, notably as contained in Sanskrit literature, (such as the Sanskrit epic ...more

Quora Book Lovers — 36 members — last activity Feb 19, 2018 01:24AM
Hi there!!! Welcome to the Quora Goodreads Community

Gujarati Book Readers — 87 members — last activity Aug 31, 2025 09:27AM
Lets Unite All Gujarati book readers, Share your reviews on Gujarati Novels. Please invite your friends who love to read Gujarati novels

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