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My understanding of the meaning of a book is that the book itself disappears from sight, that it is chewed alive, digested and incorporated into the system as flesh and blood which in turn creates new spirit and reshapes the world.
There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read
Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men
A room without books is like a body without a soul
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author
When a book and a head collide and a hollow sound is heard, must it always have come from the book?
A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is hardly likely to look out
It is a sure evidence of a good book if it pleases us more and more as we grow older
A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors
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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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