The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives. — Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965, French-German physician, theologian, musician, philosopher)
A Dignified Ease without Pride
The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease. — Confucius (551-479 BC, Chinese philosopher, politician)
Humanity in Print
Books are humanity in print. — Barbara Tuchman (1912-1989, historian, journalist, author)
The Best Revenge
The best revenge is massive success. — Frank Sinatra (1915-1998, singer, actor)
A Few Vices
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues. — Plutarch (45-120 AD, Greek philosopher, historian)
An Education of the Heart
A good book is an education of the heart. — Susan Sontag (1933-2004, writer, professor, filmmaker)
Believe in Magic
Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it. — Roald Dahl (1916-1990, British writer, poet)
The Meaning That It Has for You
The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you. — W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965, English playwright, author)
The Frozen Sea within Us
A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us. — Franz Kafka (1883-1924, Bohemian writer from Prague)
‘It Will Be Happier’
Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering ‘it will be happier’. — Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892, British poet laureate)
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