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It is easier to buy books than to read them, and easier to read them than to absorb them.
It is easier to buy books than to read them, and easier to read them than to absorb them.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed in profit.
That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed in profit.
It is all very well to be able to write books, but can you waggle your ears?
It is all very well to be able to write books, but can you waggle your ears?
You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you read more
You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.
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.
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.
There is no Past, so long as Books shall live!
There is no Past, so long as Books shall live!
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.