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Tristan Silva II
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“We must always seek, always endeavor. Nature makes . . . the water to flow down slopes, round obstacles, into empty places, dreaming of the sea that waits it yonder, and which it may at last reach.”
— Feb 11, 2026 05:11AM
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Tristan Silva II
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Chapter 4, section IV.
A significant percent of my annotations are “wow.”
“…gag the newspapers!” (p. 95) is prophetic.
“Do something, or do nothing at all… Half-work, which is half-rest, is good neither for rest, nor for work.” (p. 96). See also, Yoda.
The last two and a half pages are beautiful descriptions of working with loved ones. How does it keep getting better?
— Feb 05, 2026 05:27PM
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A significant percent of my annotations are “wow.”
“…gag the newspapers!” (p. 95) is prophetic.
“Do something, or do nothing at all… Half-work, which is half-rest, is good neither for rest, nor for work.” (p. 96). See also, Yoda.
The last two and a half pages are beautiful descriptions of working with loved ones. How does it keep getting better?
Tristan Silva II
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“Men of pleasure” spend their evenings “dining, smoking, playing cards, talking noisily, frequenting the theaters… going to bed with their minds ‘relaxed.’
Yes, indeed, relaxed; but like a violin with all its strings completely slackened. What a labor next day to tune them all up again!” (p. 91).
I am taking this personally. Crushed.
— Feb 04, 2026 05:29AM
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Yes, indeed, relaxed; but like a violin with all its strings completely slackened. What a labor next day to tune them all up again!” (p. 91).
I am taking this personally. Crushed.
