A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is hardly likely to look out.
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There is no mistaking a good book when one meets it. It is like falling in love.
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Libraries can in general be too narrow or too wide for the soul.
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When a book and a head collide and a hollow sound is heard, must it always have come from the book?
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A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.
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Where the frontier of science once was is now the centre.
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