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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.
stealing great-writers good-writers
Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright. Aaron Sorkin
stealing immoral
It's immoral to steal, but you can take things. Anton Chekhov
stealing
All writers steal from their own lives. Brad Meltzer
stealing share limelight
You steal the limelight, you steal the market share Barbara Corcoran
stealing
Everyone steals from something or someone. Janice Dickinson
stealing-things stealing honestly
Honestly, I love stealing things. Creed Bratton
stealing taxpayer
We do take this seriously. It's like stealing taxpayer dollars. Bob Beasley
stealing streets
Love can be begged, bought, or received as a gift, one can find it in the street, but one cannot steal it. Hermann Hesse
stealing utopia possession
Some who are too scrupulous to steal your possessions nevertheless see no wrong in tampering with your thoughts. Khalil Gibran