The proper study of mankind is books.

The proper study of mankind is books.

All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.

All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.

Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.

Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.

The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.

The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.

Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book,
that it may be read more

Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book,
that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever.

It is easier to buy books than to read them, and easier to read them than to absorb them.

It is easier to buy books than to read them, and easier to read them than to absorb them.

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.