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The Cosmic Experience of One: An awareness-expanding course for human beings (Paperback)
by (shelved 131 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.75 — 683 ratings — published
Meditations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.27 — 386,721 ratings — published 180
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.36 — 948,104 ratings — published 1946
Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.29 — 189,232 ratings — published -350
The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as wisdom)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,779,640 ratings — published 1988
Stranger to the Beautiful: A Journey of Faith, Hope, and Transformation (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 83 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.36 — 6,270 ratings — published
Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential (Hardcover)
by (shelved 80 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.55 — 1,661 ratings — published 2023
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as wisdom)
avg rating 3.94 — 602,255 ratings — published -500
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.19 — 554,966 ratings — published 1997
The Prophet (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.23 — 340,893 ratings — published 1923
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.09 — 922,761 ratings — published 1922
Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.38 — 20,024 ratings — published 2005
Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin To Munger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,079 ratings — published 2003
Letters from a Stoic (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.32 — 62,291 ratings — published 64
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,287,908 ratings — published 1997
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.15 — 477,978 ratings — published
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as wisdom)
avg rating 3.90 — 279,023 ratings — published 2018
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 35 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.37 — 77,882 ratings — published 2020
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.36 — 55,463 ratings — published 2016
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.16 — 621,201 ratings — published 2011
The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,626,544 ratings — published 1943
The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.23 — 39,376 ratings — published 125
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,338,825 ratings — published 2011
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,201,698 ratings — published 1936
The Richest Man in Babylon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.23 — 255,628 ratings — published 1926
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.16 — 847,894 ratings — published 1989
Postcolonial Love Poem (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,306 ratings — published 2020
The Last Lecture (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 30 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.26 — 369,826 ratings — published 2008
Bright Dead Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.19 — 16,075 ratings — published 2015
The Wild Iris (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.18 — 16,931 ratings — published 1992
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,439,607 ratings — published 2018
The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,439 ratings — published 1647
As a Man Thinketh (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.23 — 99,848 ratings — published 1902
The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.07 — 247,752 ratings — published 1999
The Bhagavad Gita (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.19 — 85,115 ratings — published -400
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.15 — 105,642 ratings — published 2014
The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as wisdom)
avg rating 3.84 — 403,570 ratings — published 1513
The Essential Rumi (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.39 — 52,109 ratings — published 1273
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.49 — 192,570 ratings — published 2013
Mastery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.26 — 51,750 ratings — published 2012
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 3.85 — 1,498,489 ratings — published 2016
Principles: Life and Work (Audio CD)
by (shelved 25 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.09 — 72,311 ratings — published 2017
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.02 — 841,211 ratings — published 2003
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as wisdom)
avg rating 3.93 — 65,690 ratings — published 1645
Way of the Peaceful Warrior (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.13 — 57,682 ratings — published 1980
Time Is a Mother (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as wisdom)
avg rating 3.90 — 39,921 ratings — published 2022
A Thousand Mornings: Poems (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.20 — 34,052 ratings — published 2012
The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.14 — 30,178 ratings — published 1951
The Pythagorean (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.33 — 8,369 ratings — published
Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as wisdom)
avg rating 4.55 — 35,419 ratings — published 2017
“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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“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”
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