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Laws die, Books never.
Laws die, Books never.
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."
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.
Never judge a book by its movie.
Never judge a book by its movie.
Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.
Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
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.
People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them
People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
