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No book exists, however bad,
From which some good may not be had.

— Henry Spencer Ashbee Catena Librorum Prohibitorum (1885)

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This book for men alone is meant,
Book-worms, or bibliophiles anent,
Of solid mind, of serious bent,
On curious, hidden books intent,
On odd research and learning.

Centuria Librorum Absconditorum (1879)

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Francis Bacon Meditationes sacræ (1597)

It is not in the books of the Philosophers, but in the religious symbolism of the Ancients, that we must look for the footprints of Science, and re-discover the Mysteries of Knowledge.

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.

Logan Pearsall Smith Afterthoughts (1931)

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