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Mayank Rai
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All action is for the sake of some end, and rules of action, it seems natural to suppose, must take their whole character and colour from the end to which they are subservient. When we engage in a pursuit, a clear and precise conception of
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“I've never been a coward at heart, although I've always been a coward in action”
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“How can a man of consciousness have the slightest respect for himself”
― Notes from Underground
― Notes from Underground
“Language does for intelligence what the wheel does for the feet and the body. It enables them to move from thing to thing with greater ease and speed and ever less involvement.”
― Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
― Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
“Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.”
― Candide
― Candide
“India has known the innocence and insouciance of childhood, the passion and abandon of youth, and the ripe wisdom of maturity that comes from long experience of pain and pleasure; and over and over a gain she has renewed her childhood and youth and age”
― The Discovery of India
― The Discovery of India
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Mayank’s 2025 Year in Books
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