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Any book, which is at all important, should be reread immediately
If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own
When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested
But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books, exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual renovation
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all
Some books leave us free and some books make us free
Never read any book that is not a year old
In the highest civilization the book is still the highest delight
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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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