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We read to know we are not alone.
We read to know we are not alone.
If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated
readings deserves to be read at all.
If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated
readings deserves to be read at all.
A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he
reads as a task will do read more
A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he
reads as a task will do him little good.
A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.
A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.
Night after night,
He sat and bleared his eyes with books.
Night after night,
He sat and bleared his eyes with books.
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.
Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.
I like to be beholden to the great metropolitan English speech,
the sea which receives tributaries from every region read more
I like to be beholden to the great metropolitan English speech,
the sea which receives tributaries from every region under
heaven. I should as soon think of swimming across the Charles
river when I wish to go to Boston, as of reading all my books in
originals, when I have them rendered for me in my mother tongue.
Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest.
Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest.