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And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it
plain upon tables, that he may read more
And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it
plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth 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.
Books have always a secret influence on the understanding; we
cannot at pleasure obliterate ideas: he that reads books read more
Books have always a secret influence on the understanding; we
cannot at pleasure obliterate ideas: he that reads books of
science, though without any desire fixed of improvement, will
grow more knowing; he that entertains himself with moral or
religious treatises, will imperceptibly advance in goodness; the
ideas which are often offered to the mind, will at last find a
lucky moment when it is disposed to receive them.
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll read more
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.
But truths on which depends our main concern,
That 'tis our shame and misery not to learn,
read more
But truths on which depends our main concern,
That 'tis our shame and misery not to learn,
Shine by the side of every path we tread
With such a lustre he that runs may 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.
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.
A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he
reads as a task will do read more
A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he
reads as a task will do him little good.
My early and invincible love of reading, . . . I would not
exchange for the treasures of India.
My early and invincible love of reading, . . . I would not
exchange for the treasures of India.