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A book is a friend. — American
A book that is shut is but a block. — English
A book to a blind man signifies nothing. — Irish
A book without a preface is like a body without a soul. — Hebrew
A book gives knowledge, but it is life that gives understanding. — Hebrew
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A book without an index is like a house that is bolted and barred. — Hebrew
If your books are unread, your descendants will be ignorant. — Chinese
A bachelor of arts discusses books; a pork butcher talks of pigs. — Chinese
A load of books does not equal one good teacher. — Chinese
A pack of cards is the devil's prayer book. — German
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A person does not become clever by carrying books along. — African (Swahili)
Arms, women, and books should be looked at daily. — Dutch
Books do not exhaust words; words do not exhaust thoughts. — Chinese
Books are preserved minds. — Japanese
Education is life, not books. — African (Swahili)
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In books there are women who appear as jewels. — Chinese
It is vain to fish without a hook, or learn to read without a book. — Danish
It would be a very big book that contained all the maybes uttered in a day. — French
Life lies open like a book. — American
Like author like book. — English
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Look at the book and sing as it directs. — Chinese
One should not leap through a book from its end to its beginning. — Hebrew
Take the book by its title; or, take the letter by its address. — African (Egypt)
The schoolmaster should not leave his books, nor should the poor man leave his pig. — Chinese
There is no book that has not something bad in it, none that has not something good. — Hebrew
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To open a book brings profit. — Chinese
Who can not work out his salvation by heart will not do it by book. — French
Word by word the big books are made. — French
Years know more than books. — English
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