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The book you don't read can't help
The book you don't read can't help
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.
Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.
Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.
What is reading, but silent conversation.
What is reading, but silent conversation.
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in read more
The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until an equal mind and heart finds and publishes it.
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.
