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 What is twice read is commonly better remembered that what is 
transcribed.  
 What is twice read is commonly better remembered that what is 
transcribed. 
We read to know we are not alone.
We read to know we are not alone.
If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, read more
If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well viewed.
 Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the 
one, health is preserved, strengthened, read more 
 Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the 
one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated: by the 
other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, 
cherished, and confirmed. 
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
 The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I 
had gained a read more 
 The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I 
had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused 
before, it resembles the meeting with an old one. 
A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.
A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.
 The mind, relaxing into needful sport,
 Should turn to writers of an abler sort,
  Whose wit well read more 
 The mind, relaxing into needful sport,
 Should turn to writers of an abler sort,
  Whose wit well managed, and whose classic style,
   Give truth a lustre, and make wisdom smile. 
 That he that readeth may run over it.
 [Lat., Ut percurrat qui legerit eum.]  
 That he that readeth may run over it.
 [Lat., Ut percurrat qui legerit eum.]