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“I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.”
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“A State can be no better than the citizens of which it is composed. Our labour now is not to mould States but make citizens.”
― Candide
― Candide
“It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.”
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“Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.”
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“For can anything be sillier than to insist on carrying a burden one would continually much rather throw to the ground?”
― Candide and Other Stories
― Candide and Other Stories
Mary’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mary’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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