"The man who has a library of his own collection is able to contemplate himself objectively, and is justified in believing in his own existence."

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Source : Augustine Birrell (1902). “Collected Essays”

Augustine Birrell

#Believe Quotes #Men Quotes #Library Quotes

“Sometimes I like to play the soundtracks to famous musicals so we can all sing along. South Pacific is one of my favorites. Our neighbors must hate us.”
“What if the way we perceive a problem is already part of the problem?”
“Man loves most that which is his own.”
“The good he scorn'd Stalk'd off reluctant, like an ill-us'd ghost, Not to return; or if it did, its visits Like those of angels, short, and far between.”

Source : Robert Blair (1804). “The grave, a poem. To which are added An elegy in a country church-yard, by Gray. Death, a poem, by bishop Porteus [&c.].”
“Absence is a house so vast that inside you will pass through its walls and hang pictures on the air.”
“The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.”
“Conscious of my own weakness, I can only seek fervently the guidance of the Ruler of the Universe, and, relying on His all-powerful aid, do my best to restore Union and peace to a suffering people, and to establish and guard their liberties and rights.”
“I told myself it was the snowâ€”she couldnâ€™t possibly get to Philadelphia on the roads. I told myself a hundred lies. Children do that. Itâ€™s amazing the sorts of things youâ€™ll make yourself believe.”

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