What is a Commonplace Book?
A commonplace book is a personal collection of thoughts, quotes, ideas, and excerpts from books or other sources that resonate with the individual. It's a space to gather wisdom, inspiration, and knowledge over time. Traditionally, people used these books to record things they found interesting or meaningful and return to them later for reflection or inspiration.
How Can You Contribute?
I encourage you to add your own entries to this commonplace book! If you have a thought, quote, or reflection that you believe others might find useful, click "Add New Entry" and fill in the form with your content and tags. It's a simple way to share your insights and contribute to a collective collection of knowledge.
We should follow…the examples of the bees, who flit about and cull the flowers that are suitable for producing honey, and then arrange and assort in their cells all that they have brought in…. We ...
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“But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. ...