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 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. 
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.
For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason read more
For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.
Literary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books.
Literary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books.
The proper study of mankind is books.
The proper study of mankind is books.
There is no Past, so long as Books shall live!
There is no Past, so long as Books shall live!
Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.
Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.