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The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb. - Umberto Eco

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Name: Umberto Eco
Born: 5 January 1932. Died: 19 February 2016
Profession: Novelist | Philosopher |

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The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb. - Michael Douglas quotes

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The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.

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Umberto Eco quotes

Author's Biography:
Name: Umberto Eco
Born: 5 January 1932. Died: 19 February 2016
Profession: Novelist | Philosopher |

Related Authors
George Orwell | Gabriel Garcia Marquez | Xiaolu Guo | Walter Scott | Don DeLillo | Emily Bronte | Amartya Sen | Arthur Schopenhauer |

Government cannot make man richer, but it can make him poorer.

If you work hard enough, you won't hear any noise.

Prayer begins where our power ends.

We can't complain about the rain when we are asking for flowers.

The proper course of action, when under attack, is usually to counterattack.

Spread love until we suffocate all the hate. We have to be better. We have to do better.

I believe in one thing only, the power of the human will

We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world.

Even if there are 100 reasons to give up, find one reason to hold on.

Law 37: Create compelling spectacles

Be prepared for people to leave.

Control is what gives you privacy.

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb. - Michael Douglas quotes

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The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.

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Umberto Eco quotes

Author's Biography: Name: Umberto Eco Born: 5 January 1932. Died: 19 February 2016 Profession: Novelist | Philosopher |

Related Authors George Orwell | Gabriel Garcia Marquez | Xiaolu Guo | Walter Scott | Don DeLillo | Emily Bronte | Amartya Sen | Arthur Schopenhauer |

Government cannot make man richer, but it can make him poorer.

If you work hard enough, you won't hear any noise.

Prayer begins where our power ends.

We can't complain about the rain when we are asking for flowers.

The proper course of action, when under attack, is usually to counterattack.

Spread love until we suffocate all the hate. We have to be better. We have to do better.

I believe in one thing only, the power of the human will

We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world.

Even if there are 100 reasons to give up, find one reason to hold on.

Law 37: Create compelling spectacles

Be prepared for people to leave.

Control is what gives you privacy.

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb. - Michael Douglas quotes

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If you don't toot your own horn, don't complain that there's no music.

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Author's Biography:
Name: Umberto Eco
Born: 5 January 1932. Died: 19 February 2016
Profession: Novelist | Philosopher |

Related Authors
George Orwell | Gabriel Garcia Marquez | Xiaolu Guo | Walter Scott | Don DeLillo | Emily Bronte | Amartya Sen | Arthur Schopenhauer |