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Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested.
Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested.
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.
The covers of this book are too far apart.
The covers of this book are too far apart.
I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.
I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.
The newest books are those that never grow old.
The newest books are those that never grow old.
Only your friends steal your books
Only your friends steal your books
Worthy books
Are not companions--they are solitudes:
We lose ourselves in them and all our cares.
Worthy books
Are not companions--they are solitudes:
We lose ourselves in them and all our cares.
A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from read more
A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from the author's soul.
