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“I discovered that it is necessary, absolutely necessary, to believe in nothing. That is, we have to believe in something which has no form and no color--something which exists before all forms and colors appear... No matter what god or doctrine you believe in, if you become attached to it, your belief will be based more or less on a self-centered idea.”
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“At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept these things.”
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“Rascals are always sociable, and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others company.”
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“If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism.”
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“A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.”
― Essays and Aphorisms
― Essays and Aphorisms
Xavier’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Xavier’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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706 friends
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1,271 books
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891 friends
647 books
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472 books
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797 friends
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