The woman who dearly loves her husband will never seek to usurp his place as head of the house; nay, she will delight to keep herself in the background if by so doing he can show to more advantage. Even if nature has endowed her with gifts
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“Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
“The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.”
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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
“A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.”
― On Liberty
― On Liberty
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