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"Not loving it so far. It’s a bit wordy and meandering and says very little about characters I know." — Aug 21, 2026 06:14AM
"Not loving it so far. It’s a bit wordy and meandering and says very little about characters I know." — Aug 21, 2026 06:14AM
polis was, for Aristotle, a natural phenomenon. Just as it was in the nature of humans to be happy, so it was in the nature of humans to come together in groups capable of supporting and sustaining happiness.
“He hated to think of his own life stretching ahead of him that way, a long succession of days and nights that were fine - not good, not bad, not great, not lousy, not exciting, not anything.”
― The Chocolate War
― The Chocolate War
“Why did the wise guys always accuse other people of being wise guys?”
― The Chocolate War
― The Chocolate War
“The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.”
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“Death is the mother of beauty. Only the perishable can be beautiful, which is why we are unmoved by artificial flowers.”
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“They don't actually want you to do your own thing, not unless it's their thing too.”
― The Chocolate War
― The Chocolate War
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