Quote by James Bryce
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The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. – James Bryce

Other quotes by James Bryce

Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. – James Bryce

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Patriot Day
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He showed that fame may be won and what services be rendered by a plain son of the people unaided by any gifts of fortune. – James Bryce

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Presidents Day
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The People, though we think of a great entity when we use the word, means nothing more than so many millions of individual men. – James Bryce

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Government
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Other Quotes from
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Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Books

A good book is always on tap; it may be decanted and drunk a hundred times, and it is still there for further imbibement. – Holbrook Jackson

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Books

He fed his spirit with the bread of books. – Edwin Markham

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Books

If you have never said “Excuse me” to a parking meter or bashed your shins on a fireplug, you are probably wasting too much valuable reading time. – Sherri Chasin Calvo

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Books

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Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance. – Nancy Pelosi

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Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues. – Tony Snow

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A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things wont be too bad. – Robert Wagner

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The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering the prisons. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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