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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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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 hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which pervades the instrument of 1787. It is the work of men who believed in original sin, and were resolved to leave open for transgressors no door which they could possibly shut. – James Bryce

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Sin
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Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows. – James Bryce

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Mistakes
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. – Chinese Proverb

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Books

When politicians and politically minded people pay too much attention to literature, it is a bad sign — a bad sign mostly for literature. But it is also a bad sign when they dont want to hear the word mentioned. – Italo Calvino

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Books

I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. – Anna Quindlen, "Enough Bookshelves," New York Times, 7 August 1991

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Books

To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life. – W. Somerset Maugham

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Books

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Im pretty upfront about my love and admiration for the military. One of the perks of making movies is that you get to sort of follow your own passions, and I believe quite passionately that we dont pay enough attention and respect to our veterans. Not just our wounded veterans, but all veterans. – Peter Berg

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One earnest worker can do more by personal suggestion to prevent accidents than a carload of safety signs. – Making Paper, January 1923, edited by E.R. Brown

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Jazz can be so serious, no sense of humor. – Chad Smith

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I want to encourage our people, to educate our people to have the courage to understand and fight for their rights. – Megawati Sukarnoputri

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Courage