"You, O Books, are the golden vessels of the temple, the arms of the clerical militia with which the missiles of the most wicked are destroyed; fruitful olives, vines of Engaddi, fig-trees knowing no sterility; burning lamps to be ever held in the hand."

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Source : Richard de Bury (2013). “Philobiblon: A Treatise on the Love of Books”, p.12, Cambridge University Press

Richard de Bury

#Book Quotes #Hands Quotes #Knowing Quotes

“The old aphorisms are basically sound. First impressions are lasting.”

Source : Jessie Redmon Fauset (2013). “Comedy: American Style”, p.93, Courier Corporation
“If you're a scientist, and you have to have an answer, even in the absence of data, you're not going to be a good scientist.”
“Although I was raised with love, I was always lonely.”
“Our parents got to be kids. Now it's our turn.”
“There is a movement to get an international criminal court in the world, voted for by hundreds of states-but with the noticeable absence of the United States of America.”
“whether you have training or not, the way to make your look make sense is to surround yourself with the things you love.”
“The Path is not to be found anywhere except in human service”
“Good public speaking is based on good private thinking”

Source : Scott Berkun (2009). “Confessions of a Public Speaker”, p.57, "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

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