If a law were passed giving six months to every writer of a first book, only the good ones would read more

If a law were passed giving six months to every writer of a first book, only the good ones would do it.

Hark, the world so loud,
And they, the movers of the world, so still!

Hark, the world so loud,
And they, the movers of the world, so still!

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.

That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.

That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

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

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

The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.

The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.

Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.

Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.

An art book is a museum without walls.

An art book is a museum without walls.