Companionship of Books
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A good book may be among the best of friends
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Books introduce us into the best society: they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived
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The great and good do not die even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens
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