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    But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
    exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual
    renovation.

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One can live with the thought of one's own death. It is the thought of the death of the words read more

One can live with the thought of one's own death. It is the thought of the death of the words and books that is terrifying for that is the deeper extinction.

by Lance Morrow Found in: Books Quotes,
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The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.

by Mark Twain Found in: Books Quotes,
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Books are humanity in print.

Books are humanity in print.

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Once we have learned to read, meaning of words can somehow register without consciousness.

Once we have learned to read, meaning of words can somehow register without consciousness.

by Anthony Marcel Found in: Books Quotes,
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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

by Isaac Barrow Found in: Books Quotes,
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Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the read more

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.

by Charles William Eliot Found in: Books Quotes,
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The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring.

The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring.

by Warren Chappell Found in: Books Quotes,
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The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it read more

The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it is.

by Sir James M. Barrie Found in: Books Quotes,
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A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from read more

A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from the author's soul.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Books Quotes,
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