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 Hark, the world so loud,
 And they, the movers of the world, so still!  
 Hark, the world so loud,
 And they, the movers of the world, so still! 
He that loveth a book will never want for a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual read more
He that loveth a book will never want for a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter
Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all
Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all
The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.
The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.
I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know read more
I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out.
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.
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.
 But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books, 
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable read more 
 But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books, 
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual 
renovation.