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

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

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

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Two great talkers will not travel far together. – George Borrow

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If you must commit suicide… always contrive to do it as decorously as possible; the decencies, whether of life or of death, should never be lost sight of. – George Borrow

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The Germans are the most philosophic people in the world, and the greatest smokers: now I trace their philosophy to their smoking. Smoking has a sedative effect upon the nerves, and enables a man to bear the sorrows of this life (of which every one has his share) not only decently, but dignifiedly. – George Borrow

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There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read. – G.K. Chesterton

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

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No doubt most of you think biography dull reading. You would much rather sit down with a good story. But have you ever thought what a story is? It is nothing but a bit of make-believe biography. – Burton E. Stevenson, A Guide to Biography for Young Readers: American — Me

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No person who can read is ever successful at cleaning out an attic. – Ann Landers

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All government, of course, is against liberty. – H. L. Mencken

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Youre always close and you never get that big romantic lead. – Patricia Clarkson

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Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it. – Plato

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We live for the nights well never remember with the people well never forget. – Anon.

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