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I cannot live without books.
Thomas Jefferson
Letter to John Adams, June 10, 1815
The Brain — is wider than the Sky —
Emily Dickinson
Poem 598 ("The Brain—is wider than the Sky—"), c. 1862
Facts are stubborn things…
John Adams
Closing argument for the defense, Rex v. Wemms (Boston Massacre trials), December 1770
…but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit…
John Milton
Areopagitica (1644)
Well done is better than well said.
Benjamin Franklin
Poor Richard’s Almanack (1737)
Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes: work never begun.
Christina Rossetti
Time Flies (1885)
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance…
James Madison
Letter to William T. Barry, August 4, 1822.
Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits.
Mark Twain
The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson, Chapter XV — “The Robber Robbed” (1894)
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I Cannot Live Without Books
I Cannot Live Without Books
I Cannot Live Without Books
The Brain Is Wider Than the Sky
Facts Are Stubborn Things
Facts Are Stubborn Things
A Good Book Is the Precious Life-Blood
Well Done Is Better Than Well Said
Well Done Is Better Than Well Said
The Unbegun
Knowledge Will Forever Govern Ignorance
Other People’s Habits