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“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.”
― Journey to the Center of the Earth
― Journey to the Center of the Earth
“We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming - well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate.”
― The Hundred Secret Senses
― The Hundred Secret Senses
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
― No Man Is an Island
― No Man Is an Island
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
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“On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.”
― The Complete Essays
― The Complete Essays
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