From René Descartes: “The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.”
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Quote of the day 10/08/25
From Voltaire: “The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”
Quote of the day 09/21/25
From Xenophon: “Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.”
Quote of the day 09/15/25
From Kazuo Ishiguro: “When you are young, there are many things which appear dull and lifeless. But as you get older, you will find these are the very things that are most important to you.”
Quote of the day 09/14/25
From Kazuo Ishiguro: “An artist’s concern is to capture beauty wherever he finds it.”
Quote of the day 09/13/25
From Kazuo Ishiguro: “But then, I suppose, when with the benefit of hindsight one begins to search one’s past for such ‘turning points’, one is apt to start seeing them everywhere.”
Quote of the day 09/12/25
From Kazuo Ishiguro: “What is pertinent is the calmness of beauty, its sense of restraint. It is as though the land knows of its own beauty, its own greatness, and feels no need to shout it.”
Quote of the day 09/11/25
From Kazuo Ishiguro: “If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of.”
Quote of the day 09/10/25
From Haruki Murakami: “A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do.”
Quote of the day 09/09/25
From Haruki Murakami: “Memories and thoughts age, just as people do. But certain thoughts can never age, and certain memories can never fade.”
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