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When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more read more
When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an
exact man.
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an
exact man.
We read to know we are not alone.
We read to know we are not alone.
Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest.
Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest.
What they're accustomed to is no great matter,
But then, alas! they've read an awful deal.
[Ger., read more
What they're accustomed to is no great matter,
But then, alas! they've read an awful deal.
[Ger., Zwar sind sie an das Beste nicht gewohnt,
Allein sie haben schrecklich viel gelesen.]
A home without books is a body without soul.
A home without books is a body without soul.
In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature,
the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.
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In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature,
the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.
- Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, first Baron Lytton,
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 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.
