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Books are the quietest and most constant of friends and the most patient of teachers.
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends and the most patient of teachers.
Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.
Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.
I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.
It is all very well to be able to write books, but can you waggle your ears?
It is all very well to be able to write books, but can you waggle your ears?
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.
The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.
A book is the only immortality.
A book is the only immortality.
