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“An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it makes a better soup.” - H.L. Mencken



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 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

Haruki Murakami

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.

There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.

Irving Stone

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.

Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.

John Green

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

Jorge Luis Borges

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.

We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.

Jules Verne

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

Malcolm X