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Re:I’m Just Now Realizing How Stupid We Are by wwwwwwwwww on Sunday June 15, 2014 @11:57AM (#7895505)
If you enjoy reading and absorbing this kind of knowledge, I suggest reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. It's a book of personal thoughts/writings/observations that Aurelius wrote while he was emperor of Rome. It's absolutely stunning how much knowledge from back then is still applicable in the modern world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditations

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Re:I’m Just Now Realizing How Stupid We Are by stinos on Sunday June 15, 2014 @12:17PM (#7895550)
+1 for bringing this up. Might have been on HN before, but it cannot be stressed enough what a great mind he was. Especially his striving for 'good' in his writings is leaves a bitter taste in my mouth everytime I read it because I know I'm still far from being good. Well, something that can make you think like that is superb.
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Re:I’m Just Now Realizing How Stupid We Are by johnohara on Sunday June 15, 2014 @03:01PM (#7895969)
+3

Been a while since I spent time with his quotations. Thank you.

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Re:I’m Just Now Realizing How Stupid We Are by blahber on Sunday June 15, 2014 @02:33PM (#7895910)
+2

Aurelius's Philosophy is timeless.

"The Wisdom of Life, by Arthur Schopenhauer" is another good wisdom book.

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