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book night men
Although I am an old man, night is generally my time for walking. Charles Dickens
book reading writing
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.
book knowledge men
Mathematicians have sought knowledge in figures, Philosophers in systems, Logicians in subtleties, and Metaphysicians in sounds. It is not in any nor in all of these. He that studies only men, will get the body of knowledge without the soul, and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading advice
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted.
book merit lovers
We should choose our books as we would our companions, for their sterling and intrinsic merit.
book reading writing
Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.
book reading writing
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.
book writing companion
With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose, for good books are as scarce as good companions, and in both instances, all that we can learn from baad ones is, that some much time has been worse than thrown away.
book men soul
He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body.
madness mood
That is my being, the madness of an unaccustomed mood. Edna St. Vincent Millay
madness moments chinks
Madness slunk in through a chink in History. It only took a moment. Arundhati Roy
madness sanity remnants
She was as one who, in madness, was resolute to throw herself from a precipice, but to whom some remnant of sanity remained which forced her to seek those who would save her from herself. Anthony Trollope
madness glory
Like madness is the glory of life. William Shakespeare
madness composing profession
Composing is not a profession. It is a maniaa harmless madness. Arthur Honegger
madness distraction
One of the points about distractions is that everything that they do is destabilizing. Bruce Sterling
madness touch
There is a touch of madness to it. Kristan Bromley
madness method though
Though this be madness, yet there is method
madness masterpiece
You can’t have a masterpiece without madness, Alejandro Jodorowsky