1. Books are the ladder of human progress. ——Golgi

2. Books are the nutrition of the world. ——Shakespeare

3. Books are a huge power. ——Lenin

4. Reading a good book is like making a good friend. ——Zang Kejia

5. Books are the legacy left to mankind by great geniuses. ——Edison

6. Books - the most beautiful sound produced by human beings. ——Levine

7. The essence of all past eras is in the book. ——Carlyle

8. Books-the real university of our time. ——Thomas Carlyle

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