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That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where hourly I converse
With the old sages and philosophers;
And sometimes, for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels.

— John Fletcher The Elder Brother (1625)

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Then, everlasting Love, restrain thy will;
'Tis god-like to have power, but not to kill.

Man is his own star, and that soul that can
Be honest is the only perfect man.

The Honest Man's Fortune (1613)

'Twas when young Eustace wore his heart in's breeches.

The Elder Brother (1625)

Death hath so many doors to let out life.

Corruption is a tree, whose branches are
Of an immeasurable length: they spread
Ev'rywhere; and the dew that drops from thence
Hath infected some chairs and stools of authority.

The Honest Man's Fortune (1613)

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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.

Logan Pearsall Smith Afterthoughts (1931)

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