Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought – asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation. ~ William Butler Yeats
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The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them. ~ Mark Twain
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates’ loot on Treasure Island…and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life. ~ Walt Disney
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The road of ignorance is paved with good editions. ~ George Bernard Shaw
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Babies are born with the instinct to speak, the way spiders are born with the instinct to spin webs. You don’t need to train babies to speak; they just do. But reading is different. ~ Steven Pinker
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Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. ~ Charles W. Eliot
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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero
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A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. – Gilbert Chesterton
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