Book Quote by James Bryce Download Open image “The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.” — James Bryce ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Book Book Measured Books Carry Away Measured Carry Worth Worth Book Writer
“The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can take away from it.” — James Bryce Copy Share Image
“The worth of a book is too be measured by what you can carry away from it.” — James Bryce Copy Share Image
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Of all the differences between the Old World and the New, this is perhaps the most salient. Half the wars of Europe, half the… — James Bryce Copy Share Image
Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its own existence. — James Bryce Copy Share Image
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The ordinary American voter does not object to mediocrity. He likes his candidate to be sensible, vigorous, and, above all, what he calls 'magnetic,'… — James Bryce Copy Share Image
There is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which pervades the instrument of 1787. It is the work of men who… — James Bryce Copy Share Image
The massacres are the result of a policy which, as far as can be ascertained, has been entertained for some considerable time by the… — James Bryce Copy Share Image
To most people, nothing is more troublesome than the effort of thinking. — James Bryce Copy Share Image
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