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“If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity — only a great man can stand prosperity. It is the glory of Abraham Lincoln that he never abused power only on the side of mercy”
― Robert Ingersoll

tags: adversity, character, power

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“My favorite journey is looking out the window.”
― Edward Gorey

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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“It is 'where we are' that should make all the difference, whether we believe we belong there or not.”
― Chang-rae Lee, On Such a Full Sea

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“I could live without television, but not without books.”
― Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer

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Underground Knowledge — A discussion group — 26207 members — last activity 2 hours, 53 min ago
This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underreported issues of our era. All you need is an enquiring ...more

Blazing Readers & Wordy Writers — 382 members — last activity Oct 10, 2024 10:31AM
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read this! Here at BR & WW, we have group reads once a month and have monthly writing competitions. You do ...more

Readers & Writers — 3690 members — last activity Sep 14, 2026 05:47AM
This is a place for Readers, Writers, Authors, Bloggers & Publishers to make connections, find new friends, ask for help and discover great new reads. ...more

Drawers & Artists of the World — 123 members — last activity Mar 07, 2026 01:04PM
Welcome to this group where artists, drawers, and all sorts of people come to discuss or share their recent drawings or post a photo they think is rel ...more