Hark, the world so loud,
And they, the movers of the world, so still!

Hark, the world so loud,
And they, the movers of the world, so still!

Never judge a book by its movie.

Never judge a book by its movie.

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.

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.

A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poisoning minds for generations.

A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poisoning minds for generations.

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

Ideally a book would have no order to it, and the reader would have to discover his own.

Ideally a book would have no order to it, and the reader would have to discover his own.

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it

Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.

Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.