Isaac D'Israeli

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an
art of writing.

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an
art of writing.

The Self-Educated are marked by stubborn peculiarities.

The Self-Educated are marked by stubborn peculiarities.

The golden hour of invention must terminate like other hours, and
when the man of genius returns to the read more

The golden hour of invention must terminate like other hours, and
when the man of genius returns to the cares, the duties, the
vexations, and the amusements of life, his companions behold him
as one of themselves--the creature of habits and infirmities.

Literature is an avenue to glory, ever open for those ingenious
men who are deprived of honours or of read more

Literature is an avenue to glory, ever open for those ingenious
men who are deprived of honours or of wealth.

Great collections of books are subject to certain accidents
besides the damp, the worms, and the rats; one not read more

Great collections of books are subject to certain accidents
besides the damp, the worms, and the rats; one not less common is
that of the borrowers, not to say a word of the purloiners.