Samuel Butler's Quote - The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not rea

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The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not rea

The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them. – Samuel Butler

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Self-preservation is the first law of nature. – Samuel Butler

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The course of true anything never does run smooth. – Samuel Butler

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The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money. – Samuel Butler

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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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Borrowers of books — those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd volumes. – Charles Lamb, Essays of Elia, "The Two Races of Men," 1822

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Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you. – Harold Bloom

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The smallest bookstore still contains more ideas of worth than have been presented in the entire history of television. – Andrew Ross

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