Books vs. Knowledge

Knowledge and Knowledge John Bunyan

There is, therefore, knowledge and knowledge. Knowledge that resteth in the bare speculation of thin...

Lovers of Books Desiderius Erasmus

I consider as lovers of books not those who keep their books hidden in their store-chests and never ...

Evil, Enormous Multiplication of Books Edgar Allen Poe

The enormous multiplication of books in every branch of knowledge is one of the greatest evils of th...

The Value of music Martin Luther

I would not give up what little I know about music for something else which I might have in greater ...

On Buying Books Arthur Schopenhauer

Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the...

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