Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.

Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.

Once we have learned to read, meaning of words can somehow register without consciousness.

Once we have learned to read, meaning of words can somehow register without consciousness.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and read more

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

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!

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all

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.

The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.

The true University of these days is a Collection of Books.

Never judge a book by its movie.

Never judge a book by its movie.

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.