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Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting
The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read
To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company
Read much, but not many books
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark
If I could always read, I should never feel the want of company
A man improves more by reading the story of a person eminent for prudence and virtue, than by the finest rules and precepts of morality
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body
Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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