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A mere handful of words may contain the wisdom of a lifetime. A single page may teach a man much about himself. No one--even the mystic--need despise books, but they need to be kept in their proper place. Reading cannot supplant meditation.

-- Notebooks Category 14: The Arts in Culture > Chapter 4 : Reflections On Specific Arts > # 159