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“Be it said in passing, that success is a very hideous thing. Its false resemblance to merit deceives men.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“Nisi Dominus custodierit domum, in vanum vigilant qui custodiunt eam," Unless the Lord guard the house, in vain do they watch who guard it.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We're a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don't really have an explanation for.”
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
“He condemned nothing in haste and without taking circumstances into account. He said, "Examine the road over which the fault has passed.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“We live in a world saturated with information. We have virtually unlimited amounts of data at our fingertips at all times, and we’re well versed in the arguments about the dangers of not knowing enough and not doing our homework. But what I have sensed is an enormous frustration with the unexpected costs of knowing too much, of being inundated with information. We have come to confuse information with understanding.”
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Jonathan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jonathan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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