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It is a good rule after reading a new book, 

never to allow yourself another new one 

till you have read an old one in between. 

~C.S. Lewis

Although she was a logical, practical person, she believed that in books there existed a kind of magic. Between the aging covers on these shelves, contained in tiny, abstract black marks on sheets of paper, were voices from the past. Voices that reached into the future, into Claire's own heart and mind, to tell her what they knew, what they'd learned, what they'd seen, what they'd felt. Wasn't that magic?

~Christi Phillips, The Devlin Diary

Old books exert a strange fascination for me -- their smell, their feel, their history; 

wondering who might have owned them, how they lived, what they felt. 

~Lauren Willig

Old Books Smell Of: 

A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids 

and a hint of vanilla over an underlying muskiness.

~Chemists of the University College London

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Education develops the intellect; and the intellect distinguishes man from other creatures. It is education that enables man to harness nature and utilize her resources for the well-being and improvement of his life. The key for the betterment and completeness of modern living is education. But, 'man cannot live by bread alone'. Man, after all, is also composed of intellect and soul. Therefore, education in general, and higher education in particular, must aim to provide, beyond the physical, food for the intellect and soul. That education which ignores man's intrinsic nature, and neglects his intellect and reasoning power can not be considered true education.

 ~Haile Selassie

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Before the new carpet is laid...

What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? 

In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.

~Woody Allen

All of us have moments in out lives that test our courage. 

Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.

~Erma Bombeck

If your friend says of some picture, "Yes, but what does it mean?" 

ask him what his carpet means or the circular patterns on his shoes.

~ Stephen Potter

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Now after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus. These gave evidence to the governor against Paul. And when he was called upon, Tertullus began his accusation, saying: "Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace, and prosperity is being brought to this nation by your foresight, we accept it always and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. Nevertheless, not to be tedious to you any further, I beg you to hear, by your courtesy, a few words from us. For we have found this man a plague, a creator of dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. He even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him, and wanted to judge him according to our law.

But the commander Lysias came by and with great violence took him out of our hands, commanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him."

~Acts, chapter 24

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A classic is something that everybody wants to have read 

and nobody wants to read.

~Mark Twain

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We're flirtin' with disaster ya'll damn sure know what I mean.

You know the way we run our lives it makes no sense to me

I don't know about yourself or what you plan to be, yeah

When we gamble with our time we choose our destiny.

~Molly Hatchet