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Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought.
Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought.
A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.
A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.
The proper study of mankind is books.
The proper study of mankind is books.
A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from read more
A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from the author's soul.
Books are a finer world within the world.
Books are a finer world within the world.
My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter.
My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.
Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.
The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you read more
The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.
