“What is love? There is nothing in the world, neither man nor Devil nor any thing, that I hold as suspect as love, for it penetrates the soul more than any other thing. Nothing exists that so fills and binds the heart as love does. Therefore, unless you have those weapons that subdue it, the soul plunges through love into an immense abyss.”
― The Name of the Rose
― The Name of the Rose
“How beautiful was the spectacle of nature not yet touched by
the often perverse wisdom of man!”
― The Name of the Rose
the often perverse wisdom of man!”
― The Name of the Rose
“A monk should surely love his books with humility, wishing their good and not the glory of his own curiosity; but what the temptation of adultery is for laymen and the yearning for riches is for secular ecclesiastics, the seduction of knowledge is for monks.”
― The Name of the Rose
― The Name of the Rose
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means...”
― The Name of the Rose
― The Name of the Rose
Khanh’s 2024 Year in Books
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