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Ahmed Ismail
rated a book did not like it
by Eric Matthes
Reading for the 2nd time
read in February 2024
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”
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“The Seven Social Sins are:
Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principle.
From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925.”
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Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principle.
From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925.”
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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“Many a serious thinker has been produced in prisons, where we have nothing to do but think.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
― A Room of One’s Own
― A Room of One’s Own
Ahmed’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Ahmed’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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14 friends
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125 friends
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25 friends
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23 friends
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85 friends
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