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We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we keep. The dead very often have more power than the living.

"A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, Both Ancient and Modern" by Tryon Edwards, New York, Cassell publishing company, (p. 465), 1891.
We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we keep. The dead very often have more power than the living.