There is no worse robber than a bad book

At a round table there is no dispute about place

There is no such thing as a worthless book though there are some far worse than worthless; no book that is not worth preserving, if its existence may be tolerated; as there may be some men whom it may be proper to hang, but none should be suffered to

I often used to say, the more parties there were for a book, the worse the book was.

Might have gone further and have fared worse

Proverbs bear age, and he who would do well may view himself in them as in a looking glass