With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose; for good books are as scarce as good companions. (Charles Caleb Colton)

With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose; for good books are as scarce as good companions.

Charles Caleb Colton

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