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Fear of corrupting the mind of the younger generation is the loftiest form of cowardice.

Holbrook Jackson (1874-1948) English journalist, editor, author
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Man is a dog’s idea of what God should be.

Holbrook Jackson (1874-1948) English journalist, editor, author
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Your library is your portrait.

Holbrook Jackson (1874-1948) English journalist, editor, author
Maxims of Books and Reading, ch. 13 (1934)
 
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There are only two classes in society: those who get more than they earn, and those who earn more than they get.

Holbrook Jackson (1874-1948) English journalist, editor, author
Platitudes in the Making (1911)
 
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Sacrifice is a form of bargaining.

Holbrook Jackson (1874-1948) English journalist, editor, author
Platitudes in the Making, ch. 3 “The Inner Temple,” #12 (1911)
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Most agree that books worth reading are worth reading more than once.

Holbrook Jackson (1874-1948) English journalist, editor, author
The Anatomy of Bibliomania, Vol. 1, Part 11, ch. 7 “Readers Who Never Weary” (1930)
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Often misquoted as "... are worth re-reading."
 
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History proves there is no better advertisement for a book than to condemn it for obscenity. Forbidden fruits have unique flavors, and the bounds of suppression create new limits of desire.

Holbrook Jackson (1874-1948) English journalist, editor, author
The Fear of Books, Part 2, ch. 1 (1932)
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