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Be less concerned about the number of the books you read, and more about the good use you make of them. The best of books is the Bible.

— Christian Scriver Gotthold's Emblems (1667)

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My God, help me always resolutely to strive, and through life and death, to force my way unto Thee.

Gotthold's Emblems (1667)

As ravens rejoice over carrion, so infernal spirits exult over the soul that is dead in sin.

Gotthold's Emblems (1667)

It is self-love, and its offspring, self-deception, which shut the gates of heaven, and lead men, as in a delicious dream, to hell.

Gotthold's Emblems (1667)

Never have I greater reason for suspicion than when I am particularly pleased with myself, my faith, my prayers, and my alms.

Gotthold's Emblems (1667)

God has given you your child, that the sight of him, from time to time, might remind you of His goodness, and induce you to praise Him with filial reverence.

Gotthold's Emblems (1667)

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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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