He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble he who writes verses builds it in granite.

Edward G. BulwerLytton
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  2. Laws die Books never.
  3. We may live without friends we may live without books But civilized man cannot live without cooks.
  4. Personal liberty is the paramount essential to human dignity and human happiness.
  5. Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm it moves stones it charms brutes. Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it.
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