I heard his library burned down and both books were destroyed -- and one of them hadn't even been colored read more

I heard his library burned down and both books were destroyed -- and one of them hadn't even been colored in yet.

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.

Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.

Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.

Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.

Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.

Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!

Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in read more

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until an equal mind and heart finds and publishes it.

These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.

These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

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!