book collecting

book collection

book collector

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is not just collecting books; it is collecting happiness.

When we are collecting books, we are collecting happiness.

is combining the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser

is hardly different from collecting porcelain elephants.

There is little difference between collecting books and collecting porcelain elephants.

is an act of possession, but of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method.

Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method.

is an an endeveavor whereby the true freedom of all books is somewhere on his shelves.

To a book collector, you see, the true freedom of all books is somewhere on his shelves.

is defined not so much by the fervor with which the book borrower guards his borrowed treasures, but by his failure to read these books.

The book borrower...proves himself to be an inveterate collector of books not so much by the fervor with which he guards his borrowed treasures...as by his failure to read these books.

is very revealing of a person - his tastes, his interest, his habits.

You could tell a lot about a man by the books he keeps - his tastes, his interest, his habits.

is a dying art --- Only the bibliophiles still have libraries, and we know that those kind never read.

Only the bibliophiles still have libraries, and we know that those kind never read.

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book collecting