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Books Quotes

"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again there is no use in reading it at all"

"A library implies an act of faith"

"A room without books is like a body without a soul"

"A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted"

"Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone"

"I cannot sleep unless I am surrounded by books"

"Reading is my favourite occupation, when I have leisure for it and books to read"

"Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life"

"Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else"

"The book you don't read won't help"

"Some books should be tasted, others devoured"

"It is with the reading of books the same as with looking at pictures; one must, without doubt, without hesitations, with assurance, admire what is beautiful."

"A scholar is just a library's way of making another library."

"I am satisfied that if a book is a good one, it is so whatever the sex of the author may be"

"Buying books would be a good thing if we also could buy the time to read them"

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