Books are the windows through which the soul looks out.
Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- From The Duty of Owning Books (1859). Wikiquote sourced section names the work and year.
- The Duty of Owning Books
- 1859
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