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Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.
Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.
A book might be written on the injustice of the just.
A book might be written on the injustice of the just.
Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.
Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.
The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men.
The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men.
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.
No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought read more
No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the read more
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.
Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought.
Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought.
If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it
If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it