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I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know read more
I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out.
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.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
The proper study of mankind is books.
The proper study of mankind is books.
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
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.
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.
There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written.
There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written.
