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"Some very timely quotes about politics and what is needed to stay safe." — Nov 08, 2026 08:10AM
"Some very timely quotes about politics and what is needed to stay safe." — Nov 08, 2026 08:10AM
Meditations
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You are an old man. Stop allowing your mind to be a slave, to be jerked about by selfish impulses, to kick against fate and the present, and to mistrust the future.
“The island was yet to discover its role as a tourist temple”
― The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
― The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
“4. Don’t waste the rest of your time here worrying about other people—unless it affects the common good. It will keep you from doing anything useful.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“The world is maintained by change—in the elements and in the things they compose. That should be enough for you; treat it as an axiom.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“You are an old man. Stop allowing your mind to be a slave”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“The limitations of choosing a twenty-pound turkey as the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving meal have only been compounded by the inexplicable tradition of having every member of the family contribute a dish. Relatives who should never be allowed to set foot in a kitchen are suddenly walking through your door with some sort of vegetable casserole in which the “secret ingredient” is mayonnaise. And when cousin Betsy arrives with such a mishap in hand”
― Table for Two
― Table for Two
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