He that loveth a book will never want for a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual read more

He that loveth a book will never want for a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter

The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine -- but divine in the sense that all great read more

The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine -- but divine in the sense that all great books are divine which teach men how to live righteously.

Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.

Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.

All books grow homilies by time; they are
Temples, at once, and Landmarks.

All books grow homilies by time; they are
Temples, at once, and Landmarks.

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.

Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.

Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable read more

But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual
renovation.

Never judge a book by its movie.

Never judge a book by its movie.