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when I read poetry I mark the poems that I like with a sticky note with a written note on it. This work and translation has over 100 notes. I love it. I was truly moved by the words of Hafez. The translation does have some irregularities, but they ar
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Thoughtful read. Must be read slowly, apply the lessons in it, meditate on the words of the Prophet, and apply those lessons and thoughts to your life.
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“An unusual beginning must have an unusual end.”
― Un Héros de notre temps. (précédé de) La Princesse Ligovskoï
― Un Héros de notre temps. (précédé de) La Princesse Ligovskoï
“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
“Speaking of large social movements: "What unifies it is ideas, not ideologies. There is a vast difference between the two; ideas question and liberate, while ideologies justify and dictate." And from the same page: "Ecologists and Biologist know that systems achieve stavbilty and health and through diversity not uniformity. Ideolgists take the opposite view.”
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