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Age of Enlightenment1 quote
A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good. — Samuel Johnson · 1763
American Revolutionary Period1 quote
From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books. — Benjamin Franklin · 1790
Ancient World1 quote
I have done my plowing: I have sown my seed. Again I have time to sit and read my books. — Tao Yuanming · 427
The Renaissance1 quote
Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. — Francis Bacon · 1625