Literature Quotes

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"Literature is humanity speaking to itself across the ages."
Colby M. Chester
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages."
Colby M. Chester
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages for those willing to learn."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"Literature preserves the fantasies by which we justify our actions."
James Fisk
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"Literature is a distraction from the pursuit of power."
Jay Gould
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"Literature and art are for those with time and insufficient ambition."
Jay Gould
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"Literature captures the eternal in the particular moments of human experience."
Colby M. Chester
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"Literature preserves the feeling of being human across the centuries."
Colby M. Chester
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages; ignore it at your peril."
James Fisk
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"The literature we read shapes the minds we become."
James Fisk
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"Literature mirrors the soul of an age; read it to understand your time."
Charles Flint
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"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies."
Mark Hopkins
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"Literature opens windows to other worlds."
Leland Stanford
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"Literature opens windows to other worlds and minds."
Stephen Girard
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages."
Stephen Girard
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"Literature preserves the human spirit across ages."
William Astor
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"Literature is the immortality of human experience."
William Astor
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"Literature is the mirror in which humanity sees its reflection."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"Literature transcends time and connects us across centuries."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"Literature holds up a mirror to the human condition; we often dislike what we see."
Mark Hopkins
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"Literature preserves the voices of the dead and gives them audience with the living."
Mark Hopkins
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"Literature preserves what we dare not speak aloud."
William Astor
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"The written word preserves and transmits the wisdom of the ages."
Leland Stanford
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"Literature is the mirror held up to humanity's soul."
Mark Hopkins
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"Literature speaks across centuries to touch the heart."
Mark Hopkins
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"The literature of an age reveals its soul."
William Astor
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"Literature preserves the voice of the voiceless."
William Astor
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages for those willing to read between the lines."
John Jacob Astor
"Literature is the mirror of the soul."
Matthew Boulton
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"Literature is the voice of generations yet unborn."
William Astor