Augustine Birrell
Politician
1850-01-19 – 1933-11-20
Augustine Birrell was a British Liberal politician, barrister, and essayist. He served as Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to 1916 and also published literary essays.
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Quotes by Augustine Birrell
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Libraries are not made; they grow. Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one.
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An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is always possible to be happy.
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Libraries are not made; they grow. Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one.
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An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is always possible to be happy.
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Few men can afford to be angry.
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