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Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more.
Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more.
 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the 
Almighty would answer me, and that mine read more 
 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the 
Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a 
book. 
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.
Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!
Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time
Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time
 All books grow homilies by time; they are
 Temples, at once, and Landmarks.  
 All books grow homilies by time; they are
 Temples, at once, and Landmarks. 
Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.
Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.