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> [He that is to govern a whole Nation , must read in himself, not this, or that particular man; but Mankind; which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hobbes/he-that-is-to-govern-a-whole-nation-must-read-in-himself-not-this-or/)

[Thomas Hobbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hobbes/)

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> [I'm not someone who has a list of great books I would read if I only had the time. If I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigrid-nunez/i-m-not-someone-who-has-a-list-of-great-books-i-would-read-if-i-only/)

[Sigrid Nunez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigrid-nunez/)

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> [It's not necessary to have read everything about a particular subject in order to get interested in it. The main thing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-englert/it-s-not-necessary-to-have-read-everything-about-a-particular-subject/)

[Francois Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-englert/)

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> [There are so many good books, I don't want to only read within one particular type.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-flynn/there-are-so-many-good-books-i-don-t-want-to-only-read-within-one/)

[Gillian Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-flynn/)

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> [“But while we are confined to books, though the most select and classic, and read only particular written languages, which are themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/but-while-we-are-confined-to-books-though-the-most-select-and-classic/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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