"If we encounter a man of rare..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
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“A war of ideas can no more be won without books than a naval war can be won without ships. Books, like ships, have the toughest armor, the longest cruising range, and mount the most powerful guns.”
“You and I will always be friends." "Yet you poisoned me with a book once. I should not forgive that.”
“Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.”