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If a law were passed giving six months to every writer of a first book, only the good ones would read more
If a law were passed giving six months to every writer of a first book, only the good ones would do it.
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.
Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time
Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time
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.
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
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.
Books had instant replay long before televised sports.
Books had instant replay long before televised sports.
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.
It is easier to buy books than to read them, and easier to read them than to absorb them.
It is easier to buy books than to read them, and easier to read them than to absorb them.
