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Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.
Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.
Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.
Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.
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.
Worthy books
Are not companions--they are solitudes:
We lose ourselves in them and all our cares.
Worthy books
Are not companions--they are solitudes:
We lose ourselves in them and all our cares.
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can
Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine--everybody drinks water.
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine--everybody drinks water.
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.
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
