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“Happiness is a child's dream fulfilled in maturity.”
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“The saying "Life is just one damn thing after another," is a gross overstatement. The damn things overlap.”
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“Parfois, la tentation est vraiment très grande de regarder par la fenêtre. Alors on succombe, et l’on se retrouve face à l’évidence criante que tous les autres sont vraiment plus occupés que soi-même.”
― Solange te parle
― Solange te parle
“Feisal called my Arabic 'a perpetual adventure' and used to provoke me to speak to him so that he could enjoy it.”
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“Conceal your learning from the company
Never display your learning, but on particular occasions. Reserve it for learned men, and let even these rather extort it from you, than appear forward to display it. Hence you will be deemed modest, and reputed to possess more knowledge than you really have. Never seem wiser or more learned than your company. The man who affects to display his learning, will be frequently questioned; and if found superficial, will be ridiculed and despised; if otherwise, he will be deemed a pedant. Nothing can lessen real merit (which will always shew itself) in the opinion of the world, but an ostentatious display by its possessor.”
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Never display your learning, but on particular occasions. Reserve it for learned men, and let even these rather extort it from you, than appear forward to display it. Hence you will be deemed modest, and reputed to possess more knowledge than you really have. Never seem wiser or more learned than your company. The man who affects to display his learning, will be frequently questioned; and if found superficial, will be ridiculed and despised; if otherwise, he will be deemed a pedant. Nothing can lessen real merit (which will always shew itself) in the opinion of the world, but an ostentatious display by its possessor.”
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Amélie’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Amélie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Manga, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Thriller, Travel, Young-adult, and reference
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