The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.

The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people who write know anything.

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people who write know anything.

Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting.

Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting.

Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends.

Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.

A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.

I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of read more

I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.

In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather read more

In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.