Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the read more

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.

The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you read more

The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.

Oh that my words were now written! on that they were printed in
a book!

Oh that my words were now written! on that they were printed in
a book!

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.

Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.

Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book being worked on.

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book being worked on.

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason read more

For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.

He that loveth a book will never want for a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual read more

He that loveth a book will never want for a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter