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I do not think that life has any joy to offer so complete, so soul-filling as that which comes upon the imaginative lad, whose spare time is limited, ...more

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There is no scent so pleasant to my nostrils as that faint, subtle reek which comes from an ancient book.

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Desultory readers are seldom remarkable for the exactness of their learning.

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It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own. You may not appreciate them at first. You may pine...more

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I care not how humble your bookshelf may be, or how lonely the room which it adorns. Close the door of that room behind you, shut off with it all the ...more