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A charger's saddle is an exalted throne, the best companions are books alone.

— Al-Mutanabbi

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The desert knows me well, the night, the mounted men
The battle and the sword, the paper and the pen!

Without hardship everyone would prevail.

One does not attain everything he wishes for.
Winds blow counter to what the ships desire.

Defiantly live, or in honour die, Midst slashing blades and banners flying high.

Glory in hardship, sloth in comfort lies.

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Albert Pike Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (1871)

There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.

Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

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