Nico Choksi
Cleve felt the awkwardness, and within himself an excitement that he was instantly ashamed of.
from The Hunters by James Salter
Most people want to build a successful business, most people won’t.
from Most People Won’t by brycedotvc
writes Burgis. “A hierarchy of values is especially critical when choices have to be made between good things.”
from How to Realign Your Values by Rachel Botsman
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In traditional societies, a man typically worked in the same trade that his father worked in. Satisfaction in life generally came from family, faith, and a sense of community rather than ambition to rise to the top of a profession or to get rich. Unfortunately, traditional sources of life satisfaction are increasingly marginalized in a society driv
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The hyper-individualist finds himself enmeshed in a network of conditional love. I am worthy of being loved only when I have achieved the status or success the world expects of me. I am worthy of love only when I can offer the other person something in return. I am what the world says about me. In the end, hyper-individualism doesn’t make people se
... See morefrom The Second Mountain by David Brooks
- what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation
His natural feeling urged him to defend himself, to prove to her she was wrong; but to prove her wrong would mean irritating her still more and making the rupture greater that was the cause of all his suffering. One habitual feeling impelled him to get rid of the blame and to pass it on to her. Another feeling, even stronger, impelled him as quickl
... See morefrom Anna Karenina by Constance Garnett