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The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests just as the charm of music dw

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"The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts"

- John Greenleaf Whittier

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This quote is written / told by John Greenleaf Whittier between December 17, 1807 and September 7, 1892. He/she was a famous Poet from USA. The author also have 16 other quotes.

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