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Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time
Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time
Men do not understand books until they have a certain amount of life, or at any rate no man understands read more
Men do not understand books until they have a certain amount of life, or at any rate no man understands a deep book, until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents.
The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.
The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.
Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.
Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
A library is thought in cold storage.
A library is thought in cold storage.
Master books, but do not let them master you. - Read to live, not live to read.
Master books, but do not let them master you. - Read to live, not live to read.
The multitude of books is making us ignorant.
The multitude of books is making us ignorant.
This is the best book ever written by any man on the wrong side of a question of which he read more
This is the best book ever written by any man on the wrong side of a question of which he is profoundly ignorant.
