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Quote by Francesco Petrarch
I have friends whose society is delightful to me; they are persons

I have friends whose society is delightful to me; they are persons of all countries and of all ages; distinguished in war, in council, and in letters; easy to live with, always at my command. – Francesco Petrarch

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Five great enemies to peace inhabit with us: avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride. If those enemies were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace. – Francesco Petrarch

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A man may as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading. – Jeremy Collier

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Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have lent me. – Anatole France

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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. – Chinese Proverb

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