"Your second-hand bookseller is second to none in the worth of the treasures he dispenses."

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Source : Leigh Hunt (1873). “Men, Women, and Books: A Selection of Sketches, Essays, and Critical Memoirs”, p.58

Leigh Hunt

#Second Chance Quotes #Hands Quotes #Treasure Quotes

“It was very hard for all of us. It's still very hard. The anniversary of his death just passed, and every single one of his friends, still, after all these years... it's unbelievable.”
“It would not be correct to say that every moral obligation involves a legal duty; but every legal duty is founded on a moral obligation.”
“An office party is not, as is sometimes supposed, the Managing Director's chance to kiss the tea-girl. It is the tea-girl's chance to kiss the Managing Director (however bizarre an ambition this may seem to anyone who has seen the Managing Director face on).”
“I wanted to be an abstract painter, but I was rotten at it.”
“I despise the proper constructions and cases, because I think it very unfitting that the words of the celestial oracle should be restricted by the rules of Donatus [a well-known grammarian].”
“I'm really good at standup. I always win at standup.”
“I'm still not aware that I'm good looking.”
“Donâ€™t fuss. I love you just as you are, Mercy. I donâ€™t need to swallow you whole, I donâ€™t need to be in your head at all times. I just need to know that youâ€™re there.”

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