Famous quote by Hilaire Belloc

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"When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read"

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This quote is written / told by Hilaire Belloc between July 27, 1870 and July 16, 1953. He/she was a famous Poet from England. The author also have 24 other quotes.

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"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested"

"No two persons ever read the same book"

"When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language"

John Donne, Poet

"Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness"

"Years teach us more than books"

"It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book"

"Love, hope, fear, faith - these make humanity; These are its sign and note and character"

"There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts"

"Some books leave us free and some books make us free"

"Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity"