"Are you so blind that you cannot tell purpose from desire?" Joshua Reynolds, Lukas the Trickster #books #scifi #booksky

"The only difference between you and a caveman is the car you drive." Simon Sinek, Start With Why #books #leadership #booksky

"How do you do this?" And her answer was, "It's like I'm already dead." Jeff Bridges, Bernie Glassman, The Dude and the Zen Master #books #zen #booksky

"For when all is said and done, could it be that what frightens them about the doctrine that I shall try to present to you here is that it offers man the possibility of individual choice?" Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism is a Humanism #books #existentialism #booksky

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"It was out of this pathos of distance that they first arrogated the right to create values for their own profit, and to coin the names of such values: what had they to do with utility?" Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals #books #philosophy #booksky

Reading and keeping what you read should be one motion. In Locus Communis you read the book, mark the passage, and it is saved as the exact words, not a vague memory. locuscommunis.com/signup #reading #books

"What is, is, what is not, is not. The Tao is made because we walk it, things become what they are called." Chuang Tzu, The Book of Chuang Tzu #books #taoism #booksky #philosophy

Some books you finish. Some you keep arguing with for years. Locus Communis is where those lines live: marked, collected, yours to return to. Start a shelf at locuscommunis.com/signup #reading #booksky

"Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. The same way that money multiplies through compound interest, the effects of your habits multiply as you repeat them." James Clear, Atomic Habits #books #habits #booksky

"You can borrow for a time against reality but reality is always waiting, patiently, silently, to exact a price and level the scales." Paul Lynch, Prophet Song #literature #fiction #booksky

"In a world still medieval in practice, defined by fear and persecution, being a free or unconventional thinker was a risky proposition." Ryan Holiday, Wisdom Takes Work #philosophy #stoicism #booksky

"If you think your circumstances are bad, then does it matter what they are really like?" — Seneca, Letters on Ethics: To Lucilius (64) #stoicism #booksky #books #quotes #philosophy

"Any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still know where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with." Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #books #booksky #scifi #classics

"There are certain truths about being a limited human, from which you will never be liberated." Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks #books #booksky #philosophy #productivity

Every quote you save becomes a card you can share. Locus Communis turns the passages you mark into something worth posting, and into a library that grows as you read. locuscommunis.com/signup #books #booksky

"The Master doesn't talk, he acts. When his work is done, the people say, 'Amazing: we did it, all by ourselves!'" Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching #books #booksky #philosophy #taoism

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"Not to assume it's impossible because you find it hard. But to recognize that if it's humanly possible, you can do it too." Marcus Aurelius, Meditations #books #booksky #philosophy #stoicism

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"The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions." Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear #books #nonfiction #psychology #booksky

"The pretense of knowledge is our most dangerous vice, because it prevents us from getting any better." Ryan Holiday, Ego Is the Enemy #books #booksky #philosophy #selfimprovement

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"Let's say my fingers ache. What do I do? I can take Advil; I can also give myself a little injection of heroin." Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman, The Dude and the Zen Master #zen #buddhism #mindfulness #books #booksky

"I still can't see change or entropy as God," Travis said. "Then show me a more pervasive power than change," I said. Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower #scifi #dystopia #books #Earthseed #booksky

"A man is born with a great debt, and one day the debt must be paid. I said it was unfair that others should pay before Old Jack, but my father explained that the rain falls on all of us, the wicked and the righteous alike." Norm Macdonald, Based on a True Story #comedy #memoir #books #booksky

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"The pretense of knowledge is our most dangerous vice, because it prevents us from getting any better." Ryan Holiday, Ego Is the Enemy #stoicism #ego #selfimprovement #books #booksky

"There are certain truths about being a limited human, from which you will never be liberated." Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks #timemanagement #philosophy #books #mortality #booksky

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"You have to standardize before you optimize." James Clear, Atomic Habits #productivity #habits #selfimprovement #books #booksky

"We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want." Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching #taoism #philosophy #books #wuwei #booksky

"Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken to my joyful tidings Of the golden future time." George Orwell, Animal Farm #books #booksky #fiction #classics

"In choosing myself, I choose man." Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism Is a Humanism #books #booksky #philosophy #existentialism

"Nature doesn't disdain what only lives for a day." Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks #books #booksky #nonfiction #timemanagement

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"One who is everywhere is nowhere." Seneca, Letters on Ethics #books #booksky #philosophy #stoicism

"Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. Getting 1 percent better every day counts for a lot in the long-run." James Clear, Atomic Habits #books #booksky #selfhelp #productivity

There is a public book inside Locus Communis: a shared shelf of quotes you can read, bookmark, and add your own finds to. Come browse what other readers are keeping. Be an early tester: https://locuscommunis.com/signup #commonplacebook #BookSky #PKM #reading

A commonplace book built for you. Locus Communis is a place to keep and share the words that matter. Keep your own book of quotes from books, films, and TV. Tag them, export to Markdown or JSON, read offline. Looking for early testers. https://locuscommunis.com/signup #buildinpublic #pkm #booksky

There is a public book inside Locus Communis: a shared shelf of quotes you can read, bookmark, and add your own finds to. Come browse what other readers are keeping. Be an early tester: https://locuscommunis.com/signup #commonplacebook #BookSky #PKM #reading

"Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. Getting 1 percent better every day counts for a lot in the long-run." James Clear, Atomic Habits #books #booksky #selfhelp #productivity

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Every great line I underlined used to vanish into a notes app graveyard. Locus Communis keeps them: a commonplace book for quotes from books, films, and TV, tagged so you can find them again. Be an early tester: https://locuscommunis.com/signup #commonplacebook #BookSky #PKM #journaling

Every great line I underlined used to vanish into a notes app graveyard. Locus Communis keeps them: a commonplace book for quotes from books, films, and TV, tagged so you can find them. Early testers welcome: https://locuscommunis.com/signup #commonplacebook #BookSky #PKM #journaling

One of the best lines in literature, and probably one of the most overused dungeon tropes since. "Speak, friend, and enter." J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings #books #booksky #fantasy #tolkien

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"The best revenge is not to be like that." Marcus Aurelius, Meditations #books #booksky #philosophy #stoicism

Some quotes want to sit next to each other. Locus Communis has a notebook canvas: drag your excerpts and index cards onto a two-page spread, write markdown notes with images, and arrange it all like a scrapbook. Free for everyone signed in. https://locuscommunis.com #pkm #booksky #commonplace