“The noblest seat in the world is the saddle of a swift horse, and the best companion in any age is a book.”
— Al-Mutanabbi“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
— Alan Kay“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
— Isaac Newton“Talk is cheap. Show me the code.”
— Linus Torvalds“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
— Attributed to Rumi“This is for everyone.”
— Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Web“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.”
— Lao Tzu“A false report flies; the truth walks on foot.”
— Saying“Everyone on the shore is a fine swimmer.”
— Sudanese proverbRead
A library of great books, a short article every day, and wisdom you truly understand, with its meaning and its story.
- Library
- Today’s article
- Where I left off
Discuss
Clubs that read the same book, talk it through without spoiling it, and choose together what to read next.
- Reading clubs
- English clubs
- Meetups
- Community challenge
Build
Small teams of developers, an experienced mentor, and an open-source project the world can see.
- Developer clubs
- Project gallery
- Scholarships & opportunities
Preserve
Proverbs in the voices of the people who keep them, and the stories and customs of cities, written under their authors’ names.
- Echo
- Your Culture
How does an idea grow?
“We don’t want to add more knowledge to a world already full of it. We want to help people learn how to manage it, share it, create it, and turn it into impact.”
Knowledge grows when it’s shared
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