A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]

A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]

Master books, but do not let them master you. - Read to live, not live to read.

Master books, but do not let them master you. - Read to live, not live to read.

A library is thought in cold storage.

A library is thought in cold storage.

That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed in profit.

That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed in profit.

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.

Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.

Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter.

My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter.