The value of history is, indeed, not scientific but moral: by liberalizing the mind, by deepening the sympathies, by fortifying the will, it enables us to control, not society, but ourselves - a much more important thing; it prepares us…

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Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Man is but a foundling in the cosmos, abandoned by the forces that created him

Man is but a foundling in the cosmos, abandoned by the forces that created him

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Next, in importance to books are their titles.

Next, in importance to books are their titles.

Her books were put down by most critics but readers would not put down her...

Her books were put down by most critics but readers would not put down her...

If an army of monkeys were strumming on typewriters, they might write all the books...

If an army of monkeys were strumming on typewriters, they might write all the books...

Paradise can be found on the back of horses, in books and between the breasts...

Paradise can be found on the back of horses, in books and between the breasts...

Books are humanity in print.

Books are humanity in print.

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...

Nothing is lost upon a man who is bent upon growth; nothing wasted on one...

Nothing is lost upon a man who is bent upon growth; nothing wasted on one...

Why don't you write books people can read?

Why don't you write books people can read?

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages...

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages...

If a person desires to understand clearly the sacred books and scriptural texts of India,...

If a person desires to understand clearly the sacred books and scriptural texts of India,...

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island...

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island...

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea, said Japhy. Remember that book I told...

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea, said Japhy. Remember that book I told...

I can hardly keep wondering at my own folly in thinking it worthwhile to leave...

I can hardly keep wondering at my own folly in thinking it worthwhile to leave...

Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been...

Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been...

A book whose sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader...

A book whose sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader...

The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes.

The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes.

Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.

Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.

If a man is good in his heart, then he is an ethical member of...

If a man is good in his heart, then he is an ethical member of...

A great speech is literature.

A great speech is literature.