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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.
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,
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.
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.
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
We read to know we are not alone.
We read to know we are not alone.
A home without books is a body without soul.
A home without books is a body without soul.
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.
But truths on which depends our main concern,
That 'tis our shame and misery not to learn,
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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.