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Montaigne might well be one of the most sympathetic writers ever known. He is known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre; his style merges casual anecdotes and autobiography with deep intellectual insights. His Essays are among the most influential ever written; one can recognize Montaigne's direct influence on great literary figures all over the world, from René Descartes to Nietzsche, Isaac Asimov, and possibly William Shakespeare. We have selected for you 100 of his most fascinating, insightful, and amusing quotes, so you can meet directly with one of the greatest minds who ever lived.

Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the greatest military figures ever. He rose to prominence during the French Revolution, after which he kept on soaring higher and higher until he was crowned Emperor of the French. He then moved on to gain control of the whole of continental Europe, before the ultimate defeat of 1815. Today, his campaigns are studied in every military school, his liberal politics have had a strong legacy worldwide, and he remains one of the most celebrated and controversial political figures in Western history.

Abraham Lincoln has been consistently ranked as among the greatest U.S. presidents. He was a political genius, managing to preserve the Union and modernize economy while leading the United States through its bloodiest war, and perhaps the greatest crisis it would have to face. Among his many feats, Lincoln is widely remembered for having paved the way for the abolition of slavery, before his assassination in 1865. These 100 quotes have been selected to introduce you to one of the greatest political minds that lived, in an efficient and convenient format.

Baruch Spinoza has been called the Prince of Philosophers; Hegel said of him that the alternative was: either Spinoza, or no philosophy at all. By laying the groundwork for the 18th-century Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions of the self and the universe, he came to be considered one of the great rationalists of 17th-century philosophy: he had the courage to criticize the traditionalism of religion, to offer a conception of God that would be logic instead of rigidly defined by a shallow dogma.

Carl Jung was one of the first and most widely read writers of the twentieth century on the psychology of the human mind. He worked with Sigmund Freud, with whom he shared a fascination for the unconscious, but the irreconcilable differences of their practice eventually led them to part ways. Jung regarded the unconscious and its symbolic content as crucial to our psychological development; among the central concepts of analytical psychology is individuation, which is the lifelong psychological process of differentiation of the self.

We have selected for you 100 best traditional Japanese haïkus. Haiku is a very short form of Japanese poetry. The essence of haiku is "cutting" (kiru). This is often represented by the juxtaposition of two images or ideas and a kireji ("cutting word") between them, a kind of verbal punctuation mark which signals the moment of separation and colors the manner in which the juxtaposed elements are related.

We have selected for you 100 best quotes by Hegel. Georg Hegel was a German philosopher and an important figure of German idealism. He achieved wide renown in his day and - while primarily influential within the continental tradition of philosophy - has become increasingly influential in the analytic tradition as well. Although Hegel remains a divisive figure, his canonical stature within Western philosophy is universally recognized.

"Voyager en chinois-mandarin : 300 mots phrases et expressions essentielles et les 100 verbes les plus courants". Actuellement, savoir parler les langues étrangères est indispensable. Pour pouvoir communiquer au travail, voyager à l'autre bout de la planète ou tout simplement échanger avec l'autre, regarder les nouveaux épisodes d'une série en VO et bien d'autres raisons. Comment apprendre une langue autrement ?

"J'apprends le chinois mandarin" : 140 mots et phrases essentielles, 140 expressions usuelles, les 100 verbes les plus courants, les 1000 mots chinois-mandarin essentiels. Actuellement, savoir parler les langues étrangères est indispensable. Pour pouvoir communiquer au travail, voyager à l'autre bout de la planète ou tout simplement échanger avec l'autre, regarder les nouveaux épisodes d'une série en VO et bien d'autres raisons. Comment apprendre une langue autrement ?

Pourquoi les gens heureux sont-ils en meilleure santé et vivent-ils plus longtemps ? Sont-ils choyés par la génétique ou tout simplement plus chanceux que les autres ? Ce livre audio vous donne des outils concrets pour accroître votre bien-être au quotidien. Véritable antidote au pessimisme, il vous explique comment cultiver le "bonheur des gens ordinaires". Dans un langage accessible, l'auteur aborde le courant révolutionnaire de la psychologie positive, qui s'intéresse davantage à ce qui va bien chez les gens qu'à leurs problèmes.

Wie man sich im Spannungsfeld von Nähe und Distanz, Streit und Harmonie immer wieder neu selbst verorten, aufeinander einlassen und austauschen kann, zeigt der erfahrene Paarberater Mathias Voelcher. Beziehung ist eine Wachstumsveranstaltung, keine Harmonieorgie! Zu einer lebendigen Partnerschaft gehört der konstante, offene und freudige Austausch. Dann herrscht Frieden. Wenn einer anfängt, auf seinem Standpunkt zu beharren, beim anderen Schuld zu suchen und die Kommunikation zu verweigern, kommt es zum "Krieg".

Research has shown, truly so, that the average human being thinks over 10,000 thoughts in one day, such as: I can do it; I cannot; I hate you; I am a failure; God cannot forgive me; I cannot forgive myself, etc. Now, how many of those thoughts are centered on God's word? Wars are won and lost in Heaven and on Earth by words that come from the heart. Which of those words coming out of our hearts is centered on God's word? Which aren't? Win life's battles daily using the 12.4.3 plan, which will help us dwell on God's word.

In 1992, 12-year-old Shanda Sharer was tortured and killed by four teenage girls, led by Melinda Loveless. Caught in a lesbian love triangle, the four girls would torture the young Shanda and burn her alive. The case would shock the picture-sque town in southern Indiana and make national headlines, making an entire nation ask, "why"?

This book features four short stories of horror, occult, and the paranormal.

Starwing engineer Skye is used to taking on dangerous engineering missions that others turn away, but when she's assigned a rescue mission on a remote research colony following an alien attack, her engineering abilities are put to the ultimate test. As the only Starwing presence in the sector, it's up to Skye to use her engineering abilities to face the unknown alien threat and solve the mysteries at Fori Research Facility.

What every man and woman should know. Sarah House writes her first essay on her favorite fetish! Living in San Francisco and establishing herself as one of the city's most successful and outspoken authorities on oral pleasures. Yes, fellatio! This essay covers the basics that couples can experiment with.

Do you have a child struggling in elementary school? Do all of the options to help your child seem too expensive? We know how you feel. We were in your shoes. Our son was struggling at the end of first grade, and we desperately wanted to help him. Yet going through the system seemed to take a long time. Finding private help was so expensive. So we went into action mode. We researched every online and offline tool, strategy, and tip we could find. We figured out what worked.

Le Kâmasûtra est un livre indien écrit entre le IVe siècle et le VIIe siècle de notre ère, attribué à Vâtsyâyana.

On a souvent vu des gens se découvrir des forces insoupçonnées devant la maladie. Pour certaines personnes, celle-ci a même servi de révélateur, de tremplin vers une vie plus authentique. D'autres ont compris à quel point une attitude positive pouvait produire des effets remarquables sur leur état physique et psychologique.

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list. 20% of the words are used 80% of the time.