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

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Classics are not classics because hoary with age — they are the steel balls which have worn down mountains but remained unchanged in the mill of time. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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The scholar only knows how dear these silent, yet eloquent, companions of pure thoughts and innocent hours become in the season of adversity. When all that is worldly turns to dross around us, these only retain their steady value. – Washington Irving

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A book must be an ice-axe to break the seas frozen inside our soul. – Franz Kafka

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The alluring influences of bibliophilism, or book-loving, have silently crept into thousands of homes, whether beautiful or humble; for the library is properly regarded as one of the most important features of home as well as mental equipment. – Henry H. Harper, Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs, 1904

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