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    And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many
    books there is no end: and much study is a weariness of the
    flesh.

    by Bible Found in Books Quotes,
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We get no good
By being ungenerous, even to a book,
And calculating profits--so much help
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We get no good
By being ungenerous, even to a book,
And calculating profits--so much help
By so much reading. It is rather when
We gloriously forget ourselves, and plunge
Soul-forward, headlong, into a book's profound,
Impassioned for its beauty, and salt of truth--
'Tis then we get the right good from a book.

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Books are not men and yet they stay alive.

Books are not men and yet they stay alive.

by Stephen Vincent Benet Found in: Books Quotes,
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This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

by Dorothy Parker Found in: Books Quotes,
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Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the
Almighty would answer me, and that mine read more

Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the
Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a
book.

by Bible Found in: Books Quotes,
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Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Books Quotes,
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Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and read more

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

by Richard Mckenna Found in: Books Quotes,
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It is all very well to be able to write books, but can you waggle your ears?

It is all very well to be able to write books, but can you waggle your ears?

by James Matthew Barrie Found in: Books Quotes,
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My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine--everybody drinks water.

My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine--everybody drinks water.

by Mark Twain Found in: Books Quotes,
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Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can

Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can

by William Feather Found in: Books Quotes,
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