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A batch of the best highlights from what Tristan's read, .
One interesting conclusion is that money does indeed bring happiness. But only up to a point, and beyond that point it has little significance.
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
Helman was producing. Unlike the Academy students, unlike the Academy Masters, Helman was writing ideas down. He was reading what we had left of the ancient knowledge and building on it with theories of his own. This would explain the odd looks I had often received when asking about him. Helman scared the Academy staff because they had no idea where he was going, and it was evident that Helman was going somewhere.
Cage of Souls
Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Enlightenment stood in need of a Voltaire,
Philosophy 100 Essential Thinkers
Philip Stokes
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