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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade; today it is the reverse.
Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade; today it is the reverse.
If a book is really good, it deserves to be read again, and if it's great, it should be read read more
If a book is really good, it deserves to be read again, and if it's great, it should be read at least three times.
A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable certainties of the nation.
A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable certainties of the nation.
A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.
A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its read more
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a losttradition.
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a losttradition.
I hold it true,what'er befall;I feel it, when I sorrow most;'Tis better to have loved and lostThan never to have read more
I hold it true,what'er befall;I feel it, when I sorrow most;'Tis better to have loved and lostThan never to have loved at all. - In Memoriam.
The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.
The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.
