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A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
Once we have learned to read, meaning of words can somehow register without consciousness.
Once we have learned to read, meaning of words can somehow register without consciousness.
A man's got to take a lot of punishment to write a really funny book.
A man's got to take a lot of punishment to write a really funny book.
Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have read more
Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.
Books are humanity in print.
Books are humanity in print.
Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a read more
Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many
books there is no end: and much study read more
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many
books there is no end: and much study is a weariness of the
flesh.
The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as an Egyptian king wrote over read more
The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as an Egyptian king wrote over his library, "The medicines of the soul."