--- title: "7 Books Seldom Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Books Seldom quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Books Seldom sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c9/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_book_i-do-then-with-my-friends-as-i-do-with-m_661159.png" --- > [I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have them where I can find them, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/i-do-then-with-my-friends-as-i-do-with-my-books-i-would-have-them/) [Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c9/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_book_i-do-then-with-my-friends-as-i-do-with-m_661159.png) > [As far as 'Birdsong' is concerned, I think the television program made a very honorable attempt at it, but the truth of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-faulks/as-far-as-birdsong-is-concerned-i-think-the-television-program-made-a/) [Sebastian Faulks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-faulks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47e/sebastian-faulks-2661_adaptation_as-far-as-birdsong-is-concerned-i-think_1069901.png) > [Books are seldom useful unless they are also beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/books-are-seldom-useful-unless-they-are-also-beautiful/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c14/john-green-12_beautiful_books-are-seldom-useful-unless-they-are_1259428.jpg) > [The reason why borrowed books are seldom returned, is that it is easier to retain books themselves than what is inside of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilles-menage/the-reason-why-borrowed-books-are-seldom-returned-is-that-it-is/) [Gilles Menage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilles-menage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc3/gilles-menage-84141_book_the-reason-why-borrowed-books-are-seldom_1639525.png) > [Books are not seldom talismans and spells.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/books-are-not-seldom-talismans-and-spells/) [William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e19/william-cowper-779_book_books-are-not-seldom-talismans-and-spell_1872835.png) > [By the consultation of books, whether of dead or living authors, many temptations of petulance and opposition, which occur in oral conferences,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/by-the-consultation-of-books-whether-of-dead-or-living-authors-many/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77a/samuel-johnson-50_advice_by-the-consultation-of-books-whether-of_1921404.png) > [Some time ago a publisher told me that there are four kinds of books that seldom, if ever, lose money in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/some-time-ago-a-publisher-told-me-that-there-are-four-kinds-of-books/) [H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd4/h-l-mencken-245_book_some-time-ago-a-publisher-told-me-that-t_2803065.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books-seldom/#itemlist", "name": "Books Seldom Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I do then with my friends as I do with my books. 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