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For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason read more
For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.
You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you read more
You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where read more
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.
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
The covers of this book are too far apart.
The covers of this book are too far apart.
The proper study of mankind is books.
The proper study of mankind is books.
What is reading, but silent conversation.
What is reading, but silent conversation.
It is all very well to be able to write books, but can you waggle your ears?
It is all very well to be able to write books, but can you waggle your ears?
