A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It is a bugbear to the imagination, and though we do not believe in it, it still haunts our apprehensions.

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A wise traveler never despises his own country.

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.

If I have not read a book before it is for all intents and purposes new to me whether it was printe

If I have not read a book before it is for all intents and purposes new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago.

A gentle word a kind look a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

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    Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. - Albert Einstein Quote

    Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.

    Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.

    Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.

    You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.

    You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.

    Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.

    Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.

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