Quote#Happiness
Child! Do not throw this book about
Quote byHilaire Belloc · 1870–1953
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Verses (1910), "Dedication on the Gift of a Book to a Child".
English (original)
Child! Do not throw this book about; Refrain from the unholy pleasure Of cutting all the pictures out! Preserve it as your chiefest treasure.
— Hilaire Belloc
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