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B. C. Forbes

"Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out."

B. C. Forbes, Scottish Journalist
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"Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from books read the day before."

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"Surely the immutable laws of the universe can teach more impressive and exalted lessons than the holy books of all the religions on earth."

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American Activist
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