Books are the quietest and most constant of friends and the most patient of teachers.

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends and the most patient of teachers.

I've never know any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

I've never know any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.

Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.

Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.

Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.

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.

A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images.

A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images.

He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how read more

He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are.

Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.

Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.