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That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where read more

That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where hourly I converse
With the old sages and philosophers;
And sometimes, for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy,
Deface their ill-placed statues.

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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.

by William Osler Found in: Books Quotes,
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A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in read more

A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in any other way

by Caroline Gordon Found in: Books Quotes,
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Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.

Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.

by Mark Twain Found in: Books Quotes,
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Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.

Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.

by Mark Twain Found in: Books Quotes,
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I've never know any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

I've never know any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

by Charles De Secondat Found in: Books Quotes,
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One can live with the thought of one's own death. It is the thought of the death of the words read more

One can live with the thought of one's own death. It is the thought of the death of the words and books that is terrifying for that is the deeper extinction.

by Lance Morrow Found in: Books Quotes,
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A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]

A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]

by Amos Bronson Alcott Found in: Books Quotes,
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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.

by Francis Bacon, Sr. Found in: Books Quotes,
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