Gilbert White discovered the formula for complete happiness, but he died before making the announcem ...
View quoteThe buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul reaching toward infinity...
View quoteWho was it who said, "I hold the buying of more books than one can peradventure read, as nothing les ...
View quoteEven when reading is impossible, the presence of books acquired (by passionate devotion to them) pro ...
View quoteIf this world affords true happiness, it is to be found in a home where love and confidence increase ...
View quoteMy depth of purse is not so great Nor yet my bibliophilic greed, That merely buying doth elate: The ...
View quoteAs life tends to become more and more distracting, let us firmly hold on to books.
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