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Book Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere
- Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.
- When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good,…
- When what you read elevates your mind and fills you with noble aspirations, look for no other rule by which to judge a book; it…
- There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it.
- To make a book is as much a trade as to make a clock; something more than intelligence is required to become an author.
- When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and courageous feelings, seek for no other rule to judge the event by; it…
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