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“Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude”
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“Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.”
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“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
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“It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter--an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy.”
― The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims
― The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims
“Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of change, windows on the world, "Lighthouses" as the poet said "erected in the sea of time." They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind, Books are humanity in print.”
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Nouken’s 2024 Year in Books
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