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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.
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.
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where read more
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where hourly I converse
With the old sages and philosophers;
And sometimes, for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy,
Deface their ill-placed statues.
Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.
Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.
The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.
The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.
A book is a mirror: If an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to look out.
A book is a mirror: If an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to look out.
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends and the most patient of teachers.
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends and the most patient of teachers.
Books had instant replay long before televised sports.
Books had instant replay long before televised sports.
