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"Only those books come down which deserve to last . All the gilt edges, vellum and morocco, all the presentation copies to all the libraries will not preserve a book in circulation beyond its intrinsic date."
"Never read a book that is not a year old."
"Every burned book or house enlightens the world; every suppressed or expunged word reverberates through the earth from side to side."
"I am sure of this, that by going much alone a man will get more of a noble courage in thought and word than from all the wisdom that is in books."
"In the highest civilization, the book is still the highest delight. He who has once known its satisfactions is provided with a resource against calamity."