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A room without books is like a body without a soul.
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
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.
We get no good
By being ungenerous, even to a book,
And calculating profits--so much help
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We get no good
By being ungenerous, even to a book,
And calculating profits--so much help
By so much reading. It is rather when
We gloriously forget ourselves, and plunge
Soul-forward, headlong, into a book's profound,
Impassioned for its beauty, and salt of truth--
'Tis then we get the right good from a book.
Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!
Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine -- everybody drinks water.
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine -- everybody drinks water.
A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poisoning minds for generations.
A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poisoning minds for generations.
Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all
Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all
Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.
Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.
Never judge a book by its movie.
Never judge a book by its movie.
