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Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!
Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!
Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.
Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.
The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it read more
The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it is.
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.
 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. 
He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how read more
He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are.
Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and read more
Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.
 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.