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Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind,
which are delivered down from generation to generation, read more
Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind,
which are delivered down from generation to generation, as
presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn.
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.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
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.
The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as an Egyptian king wrote over read more
The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as an Egyptian king wrote over his library, "The medicines of the soul."
Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.
Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.
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.
