February 2012
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“Franz shook his head. “When a society is rich, its people don’t need...”
– The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1985) by Milan Kundera
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“Once I thought learning was a multifold experience and I would not refuse to...”
– Preface for Kun Yu Wang Guo Quan Tu - A Map of the Myriad Countries of the World (1602) by Matteo Ricci
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“Today I know this: when it comes time to take stock, the most painful wound is...”
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Encounter (2009) by Milan Kundera
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“It does take great maturity to understand that the opinion we are arguing for is...”
– Encounter (2009) by Milan Kundera
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“I’m now making myself as scummy as I can. Why? I want to be a poet, and...”
– Letter to Georges Izambard (1871) by Arthur Rimbaud
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January 2012
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“If you work at that which is before you, following right reason seriously,...”
– Meditations Book III, Part 12 (161–180 CE) by Marcus Aurelius
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“You can of course judge philosophy according to common sense; the trouble is...”
– Blind And Dumb Criticism (1957) by Roland Barthes
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“The work of artists and scientists is ultimately the pursuit of truth, but...”
– This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession (2006) by Daniel J. Levitin
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