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People read books and they find a new world that can change their lives.
People read books and they find a new world that can change their lives.
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.
Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more.
Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as read more
The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts.
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.