A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from read more

A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from the author's soul.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.

Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought.

Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought.

Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have read more

Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.

I heard his library burned down and both books were destroyed -- and one of them hadn't even been colored read more

I heard his library burned down and both books were destroyed -- and one of them hadn't even been colored in yet.

My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter.

My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter.

We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.

We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.