Learning gives us a fuller conviction of the imperfections of our nature; which one would think, might dispose us to modesty.

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True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.

True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.

A brave mind is always impregnable.

A brave mind is always impregnable.

Belief gets in the way of learning.

Belief gets in the way of learning.

In civilized life, where the happiness and indeed almost the existence of man, depends on...

In civilized life, where the happiness and indeed almost the existence of man, depends on...

Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases.

Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases.

Perpetual pushing and assurance put a difficulty out of countenance and make a seeming difficulty...

Perpetual pushing and assurance put a difficulty out of countenance and make a seeming difficulty...

Knowledge is the consequence of time, and multitude of days are fittest to teach wisdom

Knowledge is the consequence of time, and multitude of days are fittest to teach wisdom

I used to walk to school with my nose buried in a book.

I used to walk to school with my nose buried in a book.

Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing...

Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing...

Knowledge is the consequence of time, and multitude of days are fittest to teach wisdom.

Knowledge is the consequence of time, and multitude of days are fittest to teach wisdom.

People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.

People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.

Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves.

Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves.

Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.

Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.

You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.

You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.

You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel...

You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel...

Books - the best antidote against the marsh-gas of boredom and vacuity.

Books - the best antidote against the marsh-gas of boredom and vacuity.

There are seventy million books in American libraries, but the one you want is always...

There are seventy million books in American libraries, but the one you want is always...

For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core...

For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core...

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate...

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate...

Books, I found, had the power to make time stand still, retreat or fly into...

Books, I found, had the power to make time stand still, retreat or fly into...