With eye upraised his master's looks to scan, The joy, the solace, and the aid of man; The rich man's guardian, and the poor man's friend, The only creature faithful to the end.

Quote by George Crabbe

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A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and...

A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and...

Be there a will, and wisdom finds a way

Be there a will, and wisdom finds a way

Feed the musician, and he's out of tune

Feed the musician, and he's out of tune

To show the world what long experience gains, requires not courage, though it calls for...

To show the world what long experience gains, requires not courage, though it calls for...

Our farmers round, well pleased with constant gain, Like other farmers, flourish and complain.

Our farmers round, well pleased with constant gain, Like other farmers, flourish and complain.

In her experience all her friends relied, Heaven was her help and nature was her...

In her experience all her friends relied, Heaven was her help and nature was her...

To sigh, yet not recede; to grieve, yet not repent.

To sigh, yet not recede; to grieve, yet not repent.

To the house of a friend if you're pleased to retire, You must all things...

To the house of a friend if you're pleased to retire, You must all things...

The game is never lost till won.

The game is never lost till won.

Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.

Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.

Be there a will, and wisdom finds a way.

Be there a will, and wisdom finds a way.

Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved

Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved

Feed the musician, and he's out of tune.

Feed the musician, and he's out of tune.

Books cannot always please, however good; Minds are not ever craving for their food.

Books cannot always please, however good; Minds are not ever craving for their food.

I admit that books were voted in and out, and that the Bible was finally...

I admit that books were voted in and out, and that the Bible was finally...

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...

Books have led some to learning and others to madness.

Books have led some to learning and others to madness.

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of...

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of...

Well, now that he's finished one building, he'll [Le Corbusier] go write four books about...

Well, now that he's finished one building, he'll [Le Corbusier] go write four books about...

The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.

The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.