Books have led some to learning and others to madness, when they swallow more than they can digest.
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Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
Permalink to quote #1 It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
Permalink to quote #3 There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen. Other pleasures fail us or wound, us while they charm, but the pen we take up rejoicing and lay dow…
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