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The great Cham of literature. (Samuel Johnson)
The great Cham of literature. (Samuel Johnson)
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.
Literature is the thought of thinking Souls.
Literature is the thought of thinking Souls.
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once.
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once.
What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the read more
What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote.
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
Literature is the immortality of speech.
Literature is the immortality of speech.
Beauty is but a flower,Which wrinkles will devour;Brightness falls from the air;Queens have died young and fair;Dust hath closed Helen's read more
Beauty is but a flower,Which wrinkles will devour;Brightness falls from the air;Queens have died young and fair;Dust hath closed Helen's eye.I am sick, I must die;Lord have mercy on us. - Song in Time of Pestilence.
The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.
The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.
