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> [I would not, if I could, give up the memory of the joy I have had in books for any advantage that could be offered in other pursuits or occupations. Books have been to me what gold is to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/i-would-not-if-i-could-give-up-the-memory-of-the-joy-i-have-had-in/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

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> [Books have been to me what gold is to the miser, what new fields are to the explorer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/books-have-been-to-me-what-gold-is-to-the-miser-what-new-fields-are/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

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## More by Margaret Elizabeth Sangster

> [On the day long after childhood when I suddenly heard of his death, the sky grew dark above my head. I was walking on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/on-the-day-long-after-childhood-when-i-suddenly-heard-of-his-death/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

> [In the whole round of human affairs little is so fatal to peace as misunderstanding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/in-the-whole-round-of-human-affairs-little-is-so-fatal-to-peace-as/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

> [No one should teach who is not in love with teaching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/no-one-should-teach-who-is-not-in-love-with-teaching/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

> [Broadly speaking, nervous women may be divided into two classes - those who are really nervous, and those who imagine themselves to be so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/broadly-speaking-nervous-women-may-be-divided-into-two-classes-those/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

> [Love is like fire, a dangerous thing to play with, although the best of friends and the most loyal of servants when rightly handled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/love-is-like-fire-a-dangerous-thing-to-play-with-although-the-best-of/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

> [I would not, if I could, give up the memory of the joy I have had in books for any advantage that could be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/i-would-not-if-i-could-give-up-the-memory-of-the-joy-i-have-had-in/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

> [Spring is beautiful, and summer is perfect for vacations, but autumn brings a longing to get away from the unreal things of life, out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/spring-is-beautiful-and-summer-is-perfect-for-vacations-but-autumn/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

> [... Love is heaven and claims its own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/love-is-heaven-and-claims-its-own/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

> [I thank you, God, in Heaven, for friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/i-thank-you-god-in-heaven-for-friends/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

> [Not always the fanciest cake that's there Is the best to eat!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/not-always-the-fanciest-cake-that-s-there-is-the-best-to-eat/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

> [Memory is a trustworthy servant as long as it is made to serve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/memory-is-a-trustworthy-servant-as-long-as-it-is-made-to-serve/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

> [My own opinion is that youthfulness of feeling is retained, as is youthfulness of appearance, by constant use of the intellect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/my-own-opinion-is-that-youthfulness-of-feeling-is-retained-as-is/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

> [God made the forests, the tiny stars, and the wild winds-and I think that he made them partly as a balance for that kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/god-made-the-forests-the-tiny-stars-and-the-wild-winds-and-i-think/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

> [At Christmas-tide the open hand Scatters its bounty o'er sea and land, And none are left to grieve alone, For Love is heaven and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/at-christmas-tide-the-open-hand-scatters-its-bounty-o-er-sea-and-land/)

[Margaret Elizabeth Sangster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/)

> [Theres nothing half so pleasant as coming home again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-elizabeth-sangster/theres-nothing-half-so-pleasant-as-coming-home-again/)

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