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    I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out.

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Books are a finer world within the world.

Books are a finer world within the world.

by Alexander Smith Found in: Books Quotes,
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But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable read more

But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual
renovation.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Books Quotes,
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Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time

Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time

by Edwin P. Whipple 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 Found in: Books Quotes,
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You, O Books, are the golden vessels of the temple, the arms of
the clerical militia with which the read more

You, O Books, are the golden vessels of the temple, the arms of
the clerical militia with which the missiles of the most wicked
are destroyed; fruitful olives, vines of Engaddi, fig-trees
knowing no sterility; burning lamps to be ever held in the hand.

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He that loveth a book will never want for a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual read more

He that loveth a book will never want for a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter

by Isaac Barrow Found in: Books Quotes,
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The newest books are those that never grow old.

The newest books are those that never grow old.

by Holbrook Jackson Found in: Books Quotes,
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Books had instant replay long before televised sports.

Books had instant replay long before televised sports.

by Bert Williams Found in: Books Quotes,
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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.

by Edward Bulwer-lytton Found in: Books Quotes,
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