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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.
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.
Books are humanity in print.
Books are humanity in print.
The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.
The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book,
that it may be read more
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book,
that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever.
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
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.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
