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The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as read more
The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts.
These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.
These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.
The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.
The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
The newest books are those that never grow old.
The newest books are those that never grow old.
Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all
Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all
Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.
Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.
Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have read more
Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.
Books are not men and yet they stay alive.
Books are not men and yet they stay alive.
