Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books are nonsense, and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense. The greatest misfortune that ever befell man was the invention of printing.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.

A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who...

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.

Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.

Life is too short to be little.

Life is too short to be little.

It seems to me a barren thing this conservatism - an unhappy cross breed, the...

It seems to me a barren thing this conservatism - an unhappy cross breed, the...

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears...

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears...

In politics nothing is contemptible.

In politics nothing is contemptible.

There is moderation even in excess.

There is moderation even in excess.

The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a...

It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.

It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

We cannot learn men from books.

We cannot learn men from books.

In the dime stores and bus stations, People talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations,...

In the dime stores and bus stations, People talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations,...

There is nothing that strengthens a nation like reading of a nation's own history, whether...

There is nothing that strengthens a nation like reading of a nation's own history, whether...

Books are a uniquely portable magic

Books are a uniquely portable magic