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Meditations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.28 — 360,494 ratings — published 180
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.37 — 899,049 ratings — published 1946
Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.29 — 184,536 ratings — published -350
The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as wisdom)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,634,006 ratings — published 1988
Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential (Hardcover)
by (shelved 80 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.57 — 1,605 ratings — published 2023
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as wisdom)
avg rating 3.94 — 580,770 ratings — published -500
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.19 — 530,786 ratings — published 1997
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.08 — 889,871 ratings — published 1922
Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.39 — 18,376 ratings — published 2005
Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin To Munger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,887 ratings — published 2003
The Prophet (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.23 — 332,364 ratings — published 1923
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.15 — 459,397 ratings — published 1997
Letters from a Stoic (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.32 — 58,136 ratings — published 64
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,224,629 ratings — published 1997
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as wisdom)
avg rating 3.90 — 271,531 ratings — published 2018
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.37 — 53,256 ratings — published 2016
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.17 — 598,195 ratings — published 2011
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,164,803 ratings — published 1936
The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,522,417 ratings — published 1943
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 32 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.38 — 73,363 ratings — published 2020
The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.24 — 37,519 ratings — published 125
The Richest Man in Babylon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.23 — 246,256 ratings — published 1926
The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,945 ratings — published 1647
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,284,936 ratings — published 2011
The Last Lecture (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 30 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.26 — 365,527 ratings — published 2008
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,345,584 ratings — published 2018
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.16 — 829,659 ratings — published 1989
As a Man Thinketh (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.24 — 97,529 ratings — published 1902
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.15 — 101,696 ratings — published 2014
The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.08 — 232,438 ratings — published 1999
The Bhagavad Gita (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.19 — 82,675 ratings — published -400
Principles: Life and Work (Audio CD)
by (shelved 26 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.10 — 69,086 ratings — published 2017
The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as wisdom)
avg rating 3.84 — 388,090 ratings — published 1532
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as wisdom)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,437,682 ratings — published 2016
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 24 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.06 — 133,354 ratings — published 2011
Mastery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.26 — 49,805 ratings — published 2012
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as wisdom)
avg rating 3.94 — 63,037 ratings — published 1645
The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.14 — 29,072 ratings — published 1951
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.50 — 178,704 ratings — published 2013
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.20 — 147,475 ratings — published 2007
The Tao of Pooh (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.01 — 131,612 ratings — published 1982
The Cosmic Experience of One: An awareness-expanding course for human beings (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.93 — 71 ratings — published
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.01 — 814,248 ratings — published 2003
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.21 — 179,523 ratings — published 1984
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.19 — 27,522 ratings — published 2008
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.17 — 131,869 ratings — published 2021
Ego Is the Enemy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.13 — 90,001 ratings — published 2016
On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It (Penguin Great Ideas)
by (shelved 21 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.16 — 46,930 ratings — published 49
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.09 — 45,533 ratings — published 2006
Think and Grow Rich (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.16 — 386,845 ratings — published 1937
“Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.”
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For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.”
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“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
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