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Never lend books, for no one ever returns them. The only books I h

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

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The duty of literature is to note what counts, and to light up what is suited to the light. If it ceases to choose and to love, it becomes like a woman who gives herself without preference. – Anatole France

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Literature
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Anatole France
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To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream not only plan, but also believe. – Anatole France

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Dreams
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Anatole France
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The poor have to labour in the face of the majestic equality of the law, which forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. – Anatole France

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Equality
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Librarians are generals in the war on ignorance. – Author Unknown

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Libraries

There are times when I think that the ideal library is composed solely of reference books. They are like understanding friends-always ready to change the subject when you have had enough of this or that. – J. Donald Adams

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Libraries

Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest. – Lady Bird Johnson

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Libraries

What is more important in a library than anything else – than everything else – is the fact that it exists. – Archibald MacLeish, "The Premise of Meaning," American Scholar, 5 June 1

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Libraries

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