Book Contagion

A tumblr about books to nourish the mind.

[philosophybits]

“The facts of religion are convincing only to those who are already convinced.”

— Simone de Beauvoir, Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter

[my-dailydreams]

[my-dailydreams]

[badsciencejokes]

What book are you reading right now?

[did-you-know]

Mark Twain loved to travel and once wrote, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people...

[bookcontagion]

I wonder how much depressive thoughts and emotions my father endured and kept to himself just to show a countenance of strength and stability. I believe I am realizing this soon.

[philosophybits]

“Education is not just about the passive assimilation of facts and cultural traditions, but about challenging the mind to become active, competent, and thoughtfully critical in a complex world.”

— Martha Nussbaum, Not for Profit

[philosophybits]

“One has either to take people as they are, or leave them as they are. One cannot change them, one can merely disturb their balance. A human being, after all, is not made up of single pieces, from which a single piece can be taken out and replaced by something else.”

— Franz Kafka, Letters to Felice‎

[bookcontagion]

[margotton-blog]

[misterlemonztenth]

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[philosophybits]

“I do not wish you much happiness — it would bore you; I do not wish you trouble either; but, following the people’s philosophy, I will simply repeat: ‘Live more’ and try somehow not to be too bored…”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Demons

[savage-daughter-of-nikitie]

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[philosophybits]

“I want, once and for all, not to know many things. Wisdom requires moderation in knowledge as in other things.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols

[andallshallbewell]

[bookcontagion]

[bookcontagion]

Pangulasian Island Resort, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines.

A resort with a library.