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“If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.”
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“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.”
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“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. ”
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“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.”
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“There’s a sense of sovereignty that comes from life on a mountain, a perception of privacy and isolation, even of dominion. In that vast space you can sail unaccompanied for hours, afloat on pine and brush and rock. It’s a tranquillity born of sheer immensity; it calms with its very magnitude, which renders the merely human of no consequence. Gene was formed by this alpine hypnosis, this hushing of human drama.”
― Educated
― Educated
Mariya’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mariya’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
708 books
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51 friends
164 books
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8 friends
528 books
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38 friends
78 books
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6 friends
45 books
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1 friend
108 books
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42 friends
136 books
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18 friends
868 books
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7 friends
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