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We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.
We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.
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 great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.
The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.
A book might be written on the injustice of the just.
A book might be written on the injustice of the just.
The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in read more
The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until an equal mind and heart finds and publishes it.
A book is a mirror: If an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to look out.
A book is a mirror: If an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to look out.
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine--everybody drinks water.
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine--everybody drinks water.
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
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.
