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“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”
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“In all my interviews with Mr. Lincoln I was impressed with his entire freedom from popular prejudice against the colored race. He was the first great man that I talked with in the United States freely, who in no single instance reminded me of the difference between himself and myself, of the difference of color...”
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“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
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“It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.”
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“The capacity to grasp and manipulate complex ideas is enough to define intellect, but not enough to encompass intelligence, which involves combining intellect with judgment and care in selecting relevant, explanatory factors and in establishing empirical tests of any theory that emerges. Intelligence minus judgment equals intellect. Wisdom is the rarest quality of all—the ability to combine intellect, knowledge, experience, and judgment in a way to produce a coherent understanding. Wisdom is the fulfillment of the ancient admonition, “With all your getting, get understanding.” Wisdom requires self-discipline and an understanding of the realities of the world, including the limitation of one’s own experience and of reason itself. The opposite of intellect is dullness or slowness, but the opposite of wisdom is foolishness, which is far more dangerous.”
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Nathan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Nathan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,949 books
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102 friends
7,387 books
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77 friends
222 books
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123 friends
414 books
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182 friends
492 books
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200 friends
10 books
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76 friends
480 books
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75 friends
458 books
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36 friends
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