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There is no Past, so long as Books shall live!
There is no Past, so long as Books shall live!
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.
Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time
Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time
Choose an author as you choose a friend.
Choose an author as you choose a friend.
Literary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books.
Literary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books.
What is reading, but silent conversation.
What is reading, but silent conversation.
But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable read more
But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual
renovation.
Only your friends steal your books
Only your friends steal your books
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
