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Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay Self-Reliance is a defense of individualism, nonconformity, and trust in one's inner intuition...download the ebook from our Free Ebook Library

Are You a Time Thief?

Time, like real estate, is valuable—primarily because there is a limited supply of both; there’s no way of producing any more of either...

Contemplation: Everything Happens for a Reason

"Everything happens for a reason" doesn't imply divine intervention, karma, or some kind of cosmic justice—but simply cause & effect...

No One Owes You Anything – Letter From Harry Browne To His Daughter

If I could give you just one thing, I’d want it to be a simple truth that took me many years to learn...

The First Step, or The Morals of Diet by Leo Tolstoy

In The First Step, or The Morals of Diet, Tolstoy portrays the inhumane treatment of farm animals, and advocates vegetarianism. Free ebook

Contemplation: God as Truth

I've never conceptualized God as a deity, so conceptualizing God has been a lifelong quest, and I am increasingly coming to believe that God is Truth; or rather, Truth is God...

Find What You Love, And Let It Kill You

If years of hard work—i.e., killing yourself—is what achieving your ambition requires, then you should find something you love, and let that kill you...

Contemplation: Giving & Forgiving

Just as in the act of giving—that we should give to others unconditionally, without expectation of reciprocity, reward, or even appreciation—we should also forgive others unconditionally...

The War Prayer by Mark Twain

The War Prayer was written by Mark Twain in 1905, but was unpublished until after his death for fear of public backlash...plus free ebook!

Examination Day: A Short Story by Henry Slesar

Examination Day by Henry Slesar is a 1958 short story about a 12-year-old boy who takes a mandatory government intelligence test...

The Redistribution of Authority by Butler Shaffer

Socialists claim that peace, freedom, and order requires redistribution of wealth—but it actually comes from private ownership of property...free ebook

The Lowest Animal by Mark Twain

In The Lowest Animal, Mark Twain describes how animals often show greater civility than humans, causing him to ponder man's humanity...plus free ebook!

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