Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of change, windows on the world, «Lighthouses» as the poet said «erected in the sea of time.» They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind, Books are humanity in print.
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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