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The prolific and the devourer
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W. H. Auden |
From Publishers Weekly
First published some 10 years ago in Antaeus magazine, this series of brief meditations was begun by Auden in 1939 and left unfinished. In it the poet seeks truth--political, … |
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Aphorisms
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Peter Taylor |
**1**
A poet is an observer who comments.
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Science is a direction towards the specific; art is a direction towards the individual. Science explains; art exemplifies.
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Any observation occ… |
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Dicta and contradicta
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Karl Kraus |
"From the decadent turn of the century to the Third Reich, the acerbic satirist Karl Kraus was one of the most famous and feared intellectuals in Europe. Uniquely combining humor with profundity and … |
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The Apophthegmes of Erasmus
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Desiderius Erasmus |
Erasmus' Apophthegmes is a collection of cute little tales from Greek and Roman times that are in some manner telling, morally uplifting, or simply funny. Here's one of the funny tales:
A certain … |
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Ten Things I Wish I'd Known--Before I Went Out into the Real World
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Maria Shriver |
Maria’s reflections, confessions, advice, memories, and most of all, hard-earned lessons.
Expanded from Maria’s acclaimed College of the Holy Cross commencement address and written in the voice of… |
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Asger Jorn aforismer og andre korte tekststykker, ved Jens Staubrand
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Asger Jorn |
I Asger Jorns omfangsrige forfatterskab er der en række fortættede og tankevækkende tekster, der har en selvståndig karakter. Et udvalg af disser er her samlet under redaktion af filosoffen Jens Stau… |
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Great sayings
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Various |
Includes many of the most memorable lines ever written and spoken. From the most familiar turns of phrase to outlandish anecdotes and some unexpected discoveries, this book unites the sayings of a wi… |
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Elias' proverbs
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Daniel Molyneux |
Elias the Teacher appeared in the ancient city of Antioch speaking words filled with power and wisdom. Among his teachings were proverbs to aid us in our daily lives, dealing with money and work, lov… |
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Lifetime speaker's encyclopedia
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Jacob Morton Braude |
Volume II. |
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Guesses at truth
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Julius Charles Hare,Augustus J. C. Hare,Augustus William Hare,Augustus William Hare |
Book digitized by Google from the library of Oxford University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. |
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Voces
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Antonio Porchia |
Antonio Porchia (1886–1968) wrote one book, a slender collection of poetic aphorisms that became a classic in the Spanish-speaking world. With affinities to Taoist and Buddhist epigrams, Voices bears… |
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Śivasūtra
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Vasugupta. |
Basic work, with commentaries, of the Trika school of Saivism in Kashmir. |
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Smitten
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Rachael Hale |
Rachael Hale presents a beautifully photographed ode to contentment as lived by the most endearing kittens. Ever wished you could be as happy and carefree as a kitten? Smitten: A Kitten's Guide to Ha… |
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The Passionate State of Mind
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Eric Hoffer |
A series of Hoffer's epigrams and observations. The book proffers his take on why we do what we do, the consequences thereof and man's behavior, that we refer to simply as human nature. For example, … |
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