Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors that they are ready to repeat their lessons as often as we please.
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Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
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Robert Chambers (3)
Birth: | 10th July, 1802 |
Death: | 17th March, 1871 |
Nationality: | Scottish |
Profession: | Writer |
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Robert Chambers FRSE FGS was a Scottish publisher, geologist, evolutionary thinker, author and journal editor who, like his elder brother and business partner William Chambers, was highly influential in mid-19th century scientific and political circles.
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