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A book might be written on the injustice of the just.
A book might be written on the injustice of the just.
Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.
Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.
People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them
People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.
The Wise
(Minstrel or Sage,) out of their books are clay;
But in their books, as from read more
The Wise
(Minstrel or Sage,) out of their books are clay;
But in their books, as from their graves they rise.
Angels--that, side by side, upon our way,
Walk with and warn us!
I've never know any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.
I've never know any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]
Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested.
Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested.
A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.
A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.
