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A book is a gift you can open again and again.
A book is a gift you can open again and again.
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.
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.
Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.
Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.
One can live with the thought of one's own death. It is the thought of the death of the words read more
One can live with the thought of one's own death. It is the thought of the death of the words and books that is terrifying for that is the deeper extinction.
Oh that my words were now written! on that they were printed in
a book!
Oh that my words were now written! on that they were printed in
a book!
Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.
Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.
The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.
The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.
These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.
These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.
