Thin-lipped wisdom spoke at her from the worn chair, hinted at prudence, quoted from that book of cowardice whose author apes the name of common sense.
Thin-lipped wisdom spoke at her from the worn chair, hinted at prudence, quoted from that book of cowardice whose author apes the name of common sense.
The nineteenth century is a turning point in history, simply on account of the work of two men, Darwin and Renan, the one the critic of the Book of Nature, the other the critic of the books of God.
There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written.
There is no such thing as a moral book or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written. That is all.
Formerly we used to canonise our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarise them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable.
LORD ILLINGWORTH. The Book of Life begins with a man and a woman in a garden. MRS ALLONBY. It ends with Revelations.
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
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