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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
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“Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all.”
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That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all.”
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“Economics is a study of cause-and-effect relationships in an economy. It's purpose is to discern the consequences of various ways of allocating resources which have alternative uses. It has nothing to say about philosophy or values, anymore than it has to say about music or literature.”
― Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
― Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
“It was one of those cases where you approve the broad, general principle of an idea but can't help being in a bit of a twitter at the prospect of putting it into practical effect. I explained this to Jeeves, and he said much the same thing had bothered Hamlet.”
― Jeeves in the Morning
― Jeeves in the Morning
“I think I can understand that feeling about a housewife’s work being like that of Sisyphus (who was the stone rolling gentleman). But it is surely in reality the most important work in the world. What do ships, railways, miners, cars, government etc exist for except that people may be fed, warmed, and safe in their own homes? As Dr. Johnson said, “To be happy at home is the end of all human endeavour”. (1st to be happy to prepare for being happy in our own real home hereafter: 2nd in the meantime to be happy in our houses.) We wage war in order to have peace, we work in order to have leisure, we produce food in order to eat it. So your job is the one for which all others exist…”
― Letters of C. S. Lewis
― Letters of C. S. Lewis
Reading the Detectives
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Our group reads vintage British mysteries from the Golden Age and beyond. In 2025 and 2026 our challenge is Christie's Detectives: Poirot vs Marple. W ...more
English Mysteries Club
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— last activity Mar 09, 2026 09:52AM
Do you love mysteries written in the "English" style? Why not come and join us? We are an established group of mystery readers, which has just re-laun ...more
Catholic Fiction
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— last activity Feb 22, 2025 08:50AM
A community that loves stories which are animated by God, our faith and the Catholic imagination.
Tudor History Lovers
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Anyone who enjoys historical fiction or history books about Tudor England will like this group. Whether you have been all the way to England just to t ...more
Agatha Christie Lovers
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We are reading her books from the first one published to the last one published each month. However, do not let that stop you from reading them out of ...more
Mary Ellen’s 2025 Year in Books
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