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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.
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.
What is reading, but silent conversation.
What is reading, but silent conversation.
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.
The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it read more
The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it is.
The Wise
(Minstrel or Sage,) out of their books are clay;
But in their books, as from read more
The Wise
(Minstrel or Sage,) out of their books are clay;
But in their books, as from their graves they rise.
Angels--that, side by side, upon our way,
Walk with and warn us!
