Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as ...

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Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital.

-Thomas Jefferson

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Booksکتابیں Kitabein
Constituteبنانا banaana قائم کرنا qaa em karna متعین کرنا mutaiyyan karna
Capitalاصل asl بڑے حروف جمع jama
Libraryدار الکتب daar ul kutub لائبریری Library لائیبریری liybereyre
Bookایکتاب ayketa دستاویز dast aaweyz صحیفہ sahiifah
Lastsرہتا ہے
Longدراز daraaz طویل tawiil لمبا lamba
Houseآشیاں aashiyaan اتارنا utaarna اترنا utarna
Hundredsسینکڑوں Sainkdon
Yearsسال saal
Articleبابت baabat بیان bayaan شئے shaae
Mereبلا ملاوٹ bila milaawat تالاب taalaab جھیل jhiil
Consumptionاُٹھاؤ خرچ kharch صرف sarf
Fairlyانصافی سے insaafi sey تماماً tamaaman خوش اسلوبی سے khush asluubi sey
Caseاسی وقت usi waqt حادثہ haadisah حالت haalat
Professionalپیشہ ور peyshah war پیشہ ورانہ peyshah waraanah پیشے سے متعلق
Menمردم mardum
Settingترتیب tartiib
Lifeآب ودانہ aab o daanah جان jaan جنم janam

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"Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital."

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"Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital." This is a quote by Thomas Jefferson which is about Life & Men. He is known to have been associated with numerous other thought provoking quotes on these topics like;

  • Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
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This quote is primarily about Men although it also includes other themes like Life & Men. It is attributed to Thomas Jefferson. Complete quote is as follows;
"Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital."