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Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.
-- Henry Ward Beeche...
Books are not men and yet they stay alive. -- Stephen Vincent Bene
Books by Oolon Caluphid: Where God Went Wrong Some More of God's Greatest Mistakes Who Is the God Person Anyway?
...and the finale: Well, That About Wraps It Up For God...
Books cannot always please, however good; Minds are not ever craving for their food.
-- George Crabbe (1754-1832) -- The Borough, Letter xxiv, School...
Booksellers never read scrolls; it might carry them too far away.
Booksellers never read scrolls; it might leave their shop unguarded.
Books had instant replay long before televised sports. -- Bern William
Books? I'd rather lend you my dog. He knows his way home!
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. -- Samuel Paterso
Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of ages through which they have passed.
-- Sir William Temple (1628-1699) -- Ancient and Modern Learning...

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