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"Many people think of knowledge as money, They would like knowledge, but do not want to face the perseverance and self-denial that goes into the acquisition of it."

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"You have not converted a man because you have silenced him."

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"Maxims and aphorisms, let us remember that wisdom is the true salt of literature, and the books that are most nourishing are richly stored with it, and that is the main object to seek in reading books."

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"The essence of a quote is the compression of a mass of thought and observation into a single saying."

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"You will find most books worth reading are worth reading twice."

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"Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired."

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