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“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”
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“Other people's views and troubles can be contagious. Don't sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.”
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“First say to yourself what you would be;
and then do what you have to do.”
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and then do what you have to do.”
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“Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.”
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“Don't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to suppose that one has made progress simply by having internalized their contents.”
― The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
― The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
Ben’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ben’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,009 books
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90 friends
514 books
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18 friends
51 books
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93 friends
497 books
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12 friends
137 books
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22 friends
629 books
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1,061 friends
1,101 books
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21 friends
45 books
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20 friends
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