When You Read A Classic You Do Not See In The Book More Than You Did Before.

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When you read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before.
You see more in you than there was before.
-- Clifton Fadiman, "Any Number Can Play", 1957

An you had any eye behind you, you might see more detraction at your heels than fortunes before you.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Twelfth Night -- Act ii, Sc. 5...
Don't you feel more like you do now than you did when you came in?
You feel a whole lot more like you do now than you did when you used to.
What do you do when you've written more books than you've read?
After any salary raise, you will have less money at the end of the month than you did before.

When You Read A Classic You Do Not See In The Book More Than You Did Before.

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