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Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time
Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book being worked on.
In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book being worked on.
Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested.
Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested.
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.
Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have read more
Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.
A book is a gift you can open again and again.
A book is a gift you can open again and again.
