I like to be beholden to the great metropolitan English speech,
the sea which receives tributaries from every region read more

I like to be beholden to the great metropolitan English speech,
the sea which receives tributaries from every region under
heaven. I should as soon think of swimming across the Charles
river when I wish to go to Boston, as of reading all my books in
originals, when I have them rendered for me in my mother tongue.

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.

We read to know we are not alone.

We read to know we are not alone.

We have not read an author till we have seen his object, whatever
it may be, as he saw read more

We have not read an author till we have seen his object, whatever
it may be, as he saw it.

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 home without books is a body without soul.

A home without books is a body without soul.

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.

Night after night,
He sat and bleared his eyes with books.

Night after night,
He sat and bleared his eyes with books.