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Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.
Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.
An art book is a museum without walls.
An art book is a museum without walls.
Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have read more
Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.
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.
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.
I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use: my mind needs unpacking and read more
I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use: my mind needs unpacking and the truths stored within must be turned over from time to time, to be ready when occasion demands
Choose an author as you choose a friend.
Choose an author as you choose a friend.
A library is thought in cold storage.
A library is thought in cold storage.
People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them
People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them
