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A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poisoning minds for generations.

A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poisoning minds for generations.

by William Murray Found in: Books Quotes,
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A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

by Margaret Fuller Found in: Books Quotes,
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Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind,
which are delivered down from generation to generation, read more

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind,
which are delivered down from generation to generation, as
presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Books Quotes,
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The proper study of mankind is books.

The proper study of mankind is books.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Books Quotes,
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The Wise
(Minstrel or Sage,) out of their books are clay;
But in their books, as from read more

The Wise
(Minstrel or Sage,) out of their books are clay;
But in their books, as from their graves they rise.
Angels--that, side by side, upon our way,
Walk with and warn us!

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That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed in profit.

That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed in profit.

by Amos Bronson Alcott Found in: Books Quotes,
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This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

by Dorothy Parker Found in: Books Quotes,
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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.

by Robert Louis Stevenson Found in: Books Quotes,
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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.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Books Quotes,
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