FridaySep 04, 2026
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In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.
We acknowledge but one motiveĀto follow the truth as we know it, whithersoever it may lead us; but in our heart of hearts we are well assured that the truth which has made us free, will in the end make us glad also.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.
If you never ask yourself any questions about the meaning of a passage, you cannot expect the book to give you any insight you do not already possess
Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of men.
Habits are formed by the repetition of particular acts. They are strengthened by an increase in the number of repeated acts. Habits are also weakened or broken, and contrary habits are formed by the repetition of contrary acts.
Friendship is a very taxing and arduous form of leisure activity.
All books will become light in proportion as you find light in them.
The telephone book is full of facts, but it doesn't contain a single idea.
In Aristotelian terms, the good leader must have ethos, pathos and logos. The ethos is his moral character, the source of his ability to persuade. The pathos is his ability to touch feelings to move people emotionally. The logos is his ability to give solid reasons for an action, to move people intellectually.
The only standard we have for judging all of our social, economic, and political institutions and arrangements as just or unjust, as good or bad, as better or worse, derives from our conception of the good life for man on earth, and from our conviction that, given certain external conditions, it is possible for men to make good lives for themselves by their own efforts.
Ask others about themselves, at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself.
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