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Quote by William Hazlitt
Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of ou

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own. – William Hazlitt

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Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other peoples weaknesses. – William Hazlitt

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There is not a more mean, stupid, dastardly, pitiless, selfish, spiteful, envious, ungrateful animal than the Public. It is the greatest of cowards, for it is afraid of itself. – William Hazlitt

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As a rule reading fiction is as hard to me as trying to hit a target by hurling feathers at it. I need resistance to celebrate! – William James

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A losing trade, I assure you, sir: literature is a drug. – George Borrow

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I know every book of mine by its smell, and I have but to put my nose between the pages to be reminded of all sorts of things. – George Robert Gissing

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That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit. – Amos Bronson Alcott

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Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope. – Mick Jagger

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Dont trust somebody that dont have a troubled period. – Benjamin Walker

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People who rarely read long books, or even short stories, still appreciate the greatest examples of the shortest literary genres. I have long been fascinated by these short genres. They seem to lie just where my heart is, somewhere between literature and philosophy. – Gary Saul Morson, The Long and Short of It: From Aphorism to Novel, 2012

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On a selfish basis, I really enjoy sports and activity. – Alan Thicke

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