Tea and books - Mmmmmm, two of life's exquisite pleasures that together bring near-bliss.

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Books are humanity in print.

Books are humanity in print.

Based on what you know about him in history books, what do you think Abraham...

Based on what you know about him in history books, what do you think Abraham...

God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead,...

God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead,...

Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can.

Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can.

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged...

The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged...

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people...

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people...

The wise are above books.

The wise are above books.

All books can be indecent books, though recent books are bolder. For filth, I'm glad...

All books can be indecent books, though recent books are bolder. For filth, I'm glad...

That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.

That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

One receives as reward for much ennui, despondency, boredom --such as a solitude without friends,...

One receives as reward for much ennui, despondency, boredom --such as a solitude without friends,...

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if...

The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if...

I've given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself.

I've given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself.

Anybody who doesn't like this book is healthy

Anybody who doesn't like this book is healthy

It is very, very easy not to be offended by a book. You just have...

It is very, very easy not to be offended by a book. You just have...

He that loveth a book will never want for a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor,...

He that loveth a book will never want for a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor,...