[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fORa4d8wUBHdYphAj8oMwctXyNdgrKq6lD_IeYYDzzH0":3,"$fLS5WJ5M5j3ZFmJMlFgtz17kiFIWqfS4-fw5gFg4TvZw":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},157102,"Frederick Locker-Lampson","F",8,null,"frederick-locker-lampson",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":96},[14,22,34,40,51,62,73,85],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3033696,"The world’s as ugly as sin, And almost as delightful.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":26,"source":27,"quote_tag":28,"commentary":9},1900553,"I believe that nothing completely satisfies an imaginative writer but copious and continuous draughts of unmitigated praise, always provided it is accompanied by a large and increasing sale of his works.",4,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[29],{"id":30,"tag":31},4889673,{"id":32,"tag_name":33},2955,"believe",{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},1900535,"Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},1900516,"Vanitas vanitatum has rung in the ears Of gentle and simple for thousands of years; The wail still is heard, yet its notes never scare Either simple or gentle from Vanity Fair.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[46],{"id":47,"tag":48},4889640,{"id":49,"tag_name":50},2929,"simple",{"id":52,"quote_text":53,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":54,"source":55,"quote_tag":56,"commentary":9},1900500,"Lightly I sped when hope was high\nAnd youth beguiled the chase,--\nI follow, follow still: But I\nShall never see her face.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[57],{"id":58,"tag":59},4889621,{"id":60,"tag_name":61},1239,"disappointment",{"id":63,"quote_text":64,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":65,"source":66,"quote_tag":67,"commentary":9},1900475,"I recollect a nurse called Ann,\nWho carried me about the grass,\nAnd one fine day a fine young man\nCame up and kissed the pretty lass.\nShe did not make the least objection.\nThinks I, \"Aha,\nWhen I can talk I'll tell Mama,\"\nAnd that's my earliest recollection.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[68],{"id":69,"tag":70},4889602,{"id":71,"tag_name":72},326,"men",{"id":74,"quote_text":75,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":76,"source":77,"quote_tag":78,"commentary":84},1900455,"It is a good thing to read books, and need not be a bad thing to write them, but in any case, it is a pious thing to collect them.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[79],{"id":80,"tag":81},4889581,{"id":82,"tag_name":83},60,"writing","**The Backstory**\n\nFrederick Locker-Lampson, a British author and poet, likely wrote these words during the Victorian era (1839-1902). At that time, literacy rates were increasing, but book collection was still a privilege of the upper class. As an avid collector himself, Locker-Lampson might have been reflecting on his own passion for accumulating rare volumes.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nWhile this quote may seem innocuous at first glance, it reveals a more profound observation: that collecting books is not merely about owning physical objects, but rather a way to cultivate spiritual and intellectual depth. By describing book collection as \"pious,\" Locker-Lampson implies that the act of gathering knowledge and wisdom has a sacred or reverent quality.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this mindset today, consider your own collections (be they books, art, or other items) not just as possessions, but as catalysts for introspection and personal growth. 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