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Thomas Fuller on Books

1608–1661 England

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4 quotes

It is a vanity to persuade the world one hath much learning, by getting a great library.

The Holy State and the Profane State (1642)

Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.

The Holy State and the Profane State (1642)

By the same proportion that a penny saved is a penny gained, the preserver of books is a Mate for the Compiler of them.

The History of the Worthies of England (1662)

Some Books are onely cursorily to be tasted of.

The Holy State and the Profane State (1642)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Thomas Fuller (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.