People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them

People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them

Books are not men and yet they stay alive.

Books are not men and yet they stay alive.

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.

A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.

A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.

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.

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 man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.

Worthy books
Are not companions--they are solitudes:
We lose ourselves in them and all our cares.

Worthy books
Are not companions--they are solitudes:
We lose ourselves in them and all our cares.