Sign in with Facebook
“A friend is a second self, so that our consciousness of a friend's existence...makes us more fully conscious of our own existence.”
―
―
“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”
―
―
“Bad people...are in conflict with themselves; they desire one thing and will another, like the incontinent who choose harmful pleasures instead of what they themselves believe to be good.”
― Nicomachean Ethics
― Nicomachean Ethics
“Philosophy can make people sick.”
― Nicomachean Ethics
― Nicomachean Ethics
“...happiness does not consist in amusement. In fact, it would be strange if our end were amusement, and if we were to labor and suffer hardships all our life long merely to amuse ourselves.... The happy life is regarded as a life in conformity with virtue. It is a life which involves effort and is not spent in amusement....”
―
―
Hưng’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Hưng’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Hưng
Lists liked by Hưng
