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Nice post!! Here’s my contribution
“Books are love made tangible” – sue clancy
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Sue, that is wonderful!
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Dear Charles and Sue,
Here is my Quotations on Books.
Chinese proverb:
書中自有黃金屋
書中自有顏如玉
Literally: A book holds a house of gold. A book holds a face as smooth as jade.
Proverb: If you study hard, you will become successful, and be able to afford to buy a big house. If you study hard, you will be successful, and a beautiful woman will want to marry you.
lit.: In books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies.
fig.: Be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow.
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Thank you so much!
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Dear Charles,
You are very welcome. I appreciate the sentiment and tenet of your post as I have been a fine book collector, having about ten large bookshelves and a few small ones.
Thank you for visiting and liking my post entitled “🎴 If My Name Were Moon Tonight… 🌛🌝🎑🈷 with Clair de Lune 🌕”, where I hope that you have had a chance to watch my dynamic animation produced in high resolution (1920 x 1280) at https://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2020/10/10/if-my-name-were-moon-tonight-with-clair-de-lune/
The post also comes with my rhyming poem and musical performance. Please enjoy the animation on the big screen of your desktop or laptop computer. I would really appreciate your leaving me a comment at my said post as I treasure your feedback. Thank you in anticipation.
Happy Sunday to you soon!
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A book in a dark room with a flashlight is the only real escape!
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Or with my booklight!
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All of the quotes are good, but I’ll have to go with Cicero’s as my favorite.
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Yes, I agree!
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Excellent quotations! I must reblog this week! Thank you, Charles. And, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
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Jennie, you are very welcome! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
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🙂🦃😀
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What I wonder is why everybody doesn’t carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life. – Haha, the first thing I thought when I read this, Charles, was, doesn’t everyone do this?
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Hi Robbie, unfortunately they don’t, but everyone should!
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I flew to Botswana last year, Charles, with my first edition of She by Rider Haggard in my laptop bag, carefully enclosed in a plastic protective envelop. I also carry my ipad with my store of ebooks everywhere and my iphone with my store of audiobooks.
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Hi Robbie, that is wonderful!
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I love books. They inspire escape, thought, knowledge gathering, entertainment, pleasure, growth, connection of ideas and so much more. 🤍
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Yes, they do!
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Reblogged this on A Teacher's Reflections and commented:
Here are excellent quotations on books from Charles French.
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Jennie, thank you!
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You’re welcome, Charles!
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You can’t beat reading!! Thanks Charles.
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You are very welcome!
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Reblogged this on Opher's World and commented:
Reading – nourishment for the mind.
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Thank you!
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Great quotes, Charles.
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Norah,
Thank you so much!
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Books provide a world of adventures without moving from our favorite reading place.
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That is an excellent point!
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That is an excellent point.
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