The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall, nations perish, civilization grow old and die out, but in the world of books are volumes that have seen this happen . . .
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The real world is not easy to live in. It is rough it is slippery. Without the most clear-eyed adjustments we fall and get crushed. A man must stay sober not always, but most of the time.Clarence Day
There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing.
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Ants are good citizens, they place group interests first.
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If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have any.
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We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways.
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