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    That place that does contain
    My books, the best companions, is to me
    A glorious court, where hourly I converse
    With the old sages and philosophers;
    And sometimes, for variety, I confer
    With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
    Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
    Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy,
    Deface their ill-placed statues.

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An art book is a museum without walls.

An art book is a museum without walls.

by Andre Malraux Found in: Books Quotes,
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'Tis well to borrow from the good and the great;
'Tis wise to learn: 'tis God-like to create!

'Tis well to borrow from the good and the great;
'Tis wise to learn: 'tis God-like to create!

by J.g. Saxe Found in: Libraries Quotes,
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That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.

That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.

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I've never know any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

I've never know any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

by Charles De Secondat Found in: Books Quotes,
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Shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.

Shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.

by Bayard Taylor Found in: Libraries Quotes,
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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.

by Edward Bulwer-lytton Found in: Books Quotes,
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If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it

by Toni Morrison Found in: Books Quotes,
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To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse.

To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse.

by Barbara Tuchman Found in: Libraries Quotes,
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Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

by John Milton Found in: Books Quotes,
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