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“Books are the lifeblood of humanity.”
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Lovely quotes, Charles. I like the first one best.
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Agree with every one of those quotes.
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thank you!
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Books have been a hiding place, an escape and a source of comfort and much joy.
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” – Neil Gaiman
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That is a wonderful quotation.
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Wonderful post Charles. The quotes are so true.
When I last moved I told the groaning removal guys who wondered if I hadn’t read them yet. These are my friends!
After silently staring at me the continued lifting.😊.
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I forget who said it but: “Outside of a dog a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read”.
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I do not know either, but I like it.
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“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” – Groucho Marx
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I thought it was Groucho Marx. “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
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Oh yes! I think you’re right Darlene! Thanks!
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Oh and here’s another: “When I get a little money I buy books. If there is any money left I buy food.”
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Yes, that is wonderful!
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“When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes.” – Desiderius Erasmus
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Wonderful!
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It certainly spoke to me and I’m glad you liked it.
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Amen!
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thanks!
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Reblogged this on A Teacher's Reflections and commented:
Terrific quotations on books from Charles French.
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My pleasure!
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These are all great!! Thanks.
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Yes, and your Quote is truth, “Books are the Life Blood of Humanity!” Thank you for sharing!
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Agreed on all counts.
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Hi Charles, I just nominated you for the Blogger Recognition Awards. Please head on over to http://www.racquelwrites.com to see your nomination. Looking forward to your blog response.
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Thank you so much!
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Books are best friend👍👍
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Yes, they are!
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Another one that works for me. “I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” – Groucho Marx
Honestly, there are so many quotes about books and how essential they are.
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Yes, and I love finding new ones!
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As do I. Thank you.
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Thanks, Charles. As always, a great collection of quotes.
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I very much like “Books are the Life Blood of Humanity!”, the others I knew. That comes from living with Book Fayries … 😉
“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.”
–Maya Angelou
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Love all the quotes about books. Each night I leave a quote that is meaningful to me on Facebook. My friends look forward to them! You just gave me quotes for quite a few nights. Thanks!
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