Augustine Birrell quotes

Augustine Birrell was a British Liberal politician, essayist, and author. Known for his wit and literary achievements, he served as Chief Secretary for Ireland during a turbulent period in Irish history. He resigned after the 1916 Easter Rising, marking a turning point in his political career. Here are 16 of his quotes:

An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy. (Augustine Birrell)
There were no books in Eden, and there will be none in heaven. View quote
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That great dust-heap called 'history'. View quote
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A great library easily begets affection, which may deepen into love. View quote
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A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators. View quote
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Friendship is a word, the very sight of which in print makes the heart warm. View quote
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Great is bookishness and the charm of books. View quote
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Personally, I am dead against the burning of books. View quote
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There are no habits of man more alien to the doctrine of the Communist than those of the collector. View quote
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It can never be wrong to give pleasure. View quote
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It is pleasant to be admitted into the birth-chamber of a great idea destined to be translated into action. (Augustine Birrell)
History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy. View quote
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Libraries are not made, they grow. View quote
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Given Pounds and five years, and an ordinary man can in the ordinary course, without any undue haste or putting any pressure upon his taste, surround himself with books, all in his own language, and thence forward have at least one place in the world. View quote
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Libraries are not made; they grow. Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one. View quote
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Oh, those scoundrelly Charity Commissioners! [...] By the side of these anthropoid apes, the genuine bookworm, the paper-eating insect, ravenous as he once was, has done comparatively little mischief. View quote
Augustine Birrell

Augustine Birrell

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Occupation: English Author
Born: January 19, 1850
Died: November 20, 1933
Quotes count: 16
Wikipedia: Augustine Birrell

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