John Lyly's Quote - Far more seemly were it for thee to have thy study full of books,

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Far more seemly were it for thee to have thy study full of books,

Far more seemly were it for thee to have thy study full of books, than thy purse full of money. – John Lyly

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Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth. – John Lyly

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Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame. – John Lyly

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The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted. – John Lyly

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One cannot celebrate books sufficiently. After saying his best, still something better remains to be spoken in their praise. – A. Bronson Alcott, “Books,” June 1869

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[W]omen and books should be looked at daily. – Dutch Proverb

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In the present age, alas! our pens are ravished by unlettered authors and unmannered critics, that make a havoc rather than a building, a wilderness rather than a garden. But, a lack! what boots it to drop tears upon the preterit? – Aubrey Beardsley

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Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death hath no dominion over them; they live, and their influence lives forever. – J. Swartz

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If you ask Zen people they will say; tea is not something that you pour with unawareness and drink like any other drink. It is not a drink, it is meditation; it is prayer. So they listen to the kettle creating a melody, and in that listening they become more silent, more alert. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

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