A book in a man's brain is better off than a book bound in calf

Herman Melville
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A book in a man's brain is better off than a book bound in calf - at any rate it is safer from criticism. ✨ Herman Melville (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated), p.5186, Delphi Classics
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A book in a man's brain is better off than a book bound in calf - at any rate it is safer from criticism. ✨ Herman Melville (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated), p.5186, Delphi Classics

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