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The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away f

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

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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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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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Patriotism
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Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its own existance. – James Bryce

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Medicine
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There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read. – G.K. Chesterton

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Books

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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Books

From my point of view, a book is a literary prescription put up for the benefit of someone who needs it. – S.M. Crothers

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Books

I divide all readers into two classes; those who read to remember and those who read to forget. – William Lyon Phelps

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Books

Random Quotes

There are some things you only learn through experience. – Joe Namath

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Experience

Education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living. – John Dewey

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Education

Michelle Pfeiffer hasnt been finding a lot of work recently because she doesnt like what a woman her age is offered. Thats a real double standard. You get Sean Connery, who gets older and older, still playing opposite young ladies, but it doesnt work the other way around. – Denzel Washington

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Age

I always regarded people who want fame with a lot of suspicion. Unless you have a product to sell, I dont know why anyone would want to be famous. I cant imagine what need that would fill. – Jessica Cutler

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famous