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Think no Cost too much in the Purchasing [of] good Books; this is next to the acquiring of good Friends. But remember, they are better Ornaments in thy Head than in thy Library.

Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 2390 (1727)

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Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 2390 (1727) - Fuller, Thomas (1654) | WIST Quotations

Think no Cost too much in the Purchasing [of] good Books; this is next to the acquiring of good Friends. But remember, they are better Ornaments in thy Head than in thy Library.

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Tomi Rovira Jun 18, 2025

DOOR KNOB WITH DRAGON

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Andrew Shields Sep 2, 2024

A Japanese lantern lit by gas in Marcel Proust's "Du côté de chez Swann" (1913). #111Words #MarcelProust #DuCôtéDeChezSwann #Japan #France #Lantern #GasLight #Literature #Technology #Ornamentation #Functionality #Orientalism #Occidentalism https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-japanese-lantern-lit-by-gas-in-marcel.html

A Japanese lantern lit by gas in Marcel Proust's "Du côté de chez Swann" (1913)

When Charles Swann has tea with Odette de Crécy in Marcel Proust's "Du côté de chez Swann" (1913), they ascend stairs that feature “une gran...

pablolarah Jul 14, 2024

🏤 Illustrated catalogue of plastic ornaments cast in plaster for interiors and composition for exterior of theaters (1913)
Publisher: Decorators Supply Co.
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