Quote#Books & Reading
A blessed companion is a book,—a book that fitly chosen is a…
Quote byDouglas William Jerrold · 1803–1857
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Books, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)..
English (original)
A blessed companion is a book,—a book that fitly chosen is a life-long friend.
— Douglas William Jerrold
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