We have not read an author till we have seen his object, whatever
it may be, as he saw read more

We have not read an author till we have seen his object, whatever
it may be, as he saw it.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Learn to laugh at your troubles and you'll never run out of things to laugh at

Learn to laugh at your troubles and you'll never run out of things to laugh at

Night after night,
He sat and bleared his eyes with books.

Night after night,
He sat and bleared his eyes with books.

The green retreats
Of Academus.

The green retreats
Of Academus.

I like to be beholden to the great metropolitan English speech,
the sea which receives tributaries from every region read more

I like to be beholden to the great metropolitan English speech,
the sea which receives tributaries from every region under
heaven. I should as soon think of swimming across the Charles
river when I wish to go to Boston, as of reading all my books in
originals, when I have them rendered for me in my mother tongue.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.