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Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought.
Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
A library is thought in cold storage.
A library is thought in cold storage.
The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.
The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.
It is easier to buy books than to read them, and easier to read them than to absorb them.
It is easier to buy books than to read them, and easier to read them than to absorb them.
A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images.
A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images.
A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.
A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
If a law were passed giving six months to every writer of a first book, only the good ones would read more
If a law were passed giving six months to every writer of a first book, only the good ones would do it.