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“We profit little by books we do not enjoy.”

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John Lubbock was a prominent British banker born on April 30, 1834, and passed away on May 28, 1913. He made significant contributions to the banking industry and played a crucial role in the development of the British financial system during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. more

“But those rare souls whose spirit gets magically into the hearts of men, leave behind them something more real and warmly personal than bodily presence, an ineffable and eternal thing. It is everlasting life touching us as something more than a vague, recondite concept. The sound of a great name dies like an echo; the splendor of fame fades into nothing; but the grace of a fine spirit pervades the places through which it has passed, like the haunting loveliness of mignonette.”

Men Heart Real Soul Spirit Behinds Grace Fine Haunting Loveliness Ineffable Something Real

Author:James Thurber

“Humourists lead... an existence of jumpiness and apprehension. They sit on the edge of the chair of Literature. In the house of Life they have the feeling that they have never taken off their overcoats.”

Feelings Literature House Existence Taken Humour Edges Chairs Apprehension Overcoat

Author:James Thurber

“My head is buried in the sands of tomorrow, while my tail feathers are singed by the hot sun of today.”

Today Sun Tomorrow Hot Sand Buried Tails Feathers Hot Sun

Author:John Barrymore

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