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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 possible to be happy.

Augustine Birrell

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Ein gewöhnlicher Mann kann sich mit zweitausend Büchern umgeben und von da an mindestens einen Platz auf der Welt haben, an dem man glücklich sein kann.

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