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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
In books lies the soul of the whole Past Time: the articulate audi

In books lies the soul of the whole Past Time: the articulate audible voice of the Past, when the body and material substance of it has altogether vanished like a dream. – Thomas Carlyle

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No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men. – Thomas Carlyle

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A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortunes inequality exhibits under this sun. – Thomas Carlyle

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Medicine for the soul. – Inscription over the door of the Library at Thebes

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For friends… do but look upon good Books: they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble. – Francis Bacon

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Child! Do not throw this book about;
Refrain from the unholy pleasure
Of cutting all the pictures out!
Preserve it as your chiefest treasure. – Hilaire Belloc

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Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled “This could change your life.” – Helen Exley

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