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    When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before

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We have not read an author till we have seen his object, whatever
it may be, as he saw read more

We have not read an author till we have seen his object, whatever
it may be, as he saw it.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Reading Quotes,
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Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in read more

Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Reading Quotes,
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In a polite age almost every person becomes a reader, and
receives more instruction from the Press than the read more

In a polite age almost every person becomes a reader, and
receives more instruction from the Press than the Pulpit.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Reading Quotes,
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We read to know we are not alone.

We read to know we are not alone.

by C.s. Lewis Found in: Reading Quotes,
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The mind, relaxing into needful sport,
Should turn to writers of an abler sort,
Whose wit well read more

The mind, relaxing into needful sport,
Should turn to writers of an abler sort,
Whose wit well managed, and whose classic style,
Give truth a lustre, and make wisdom smile.

by William Cowper Found in: Reading Quotes,
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What they're accustomed to is no great matter,
But then, alas! they've read an awful deal.
[Ger., read more

What they're accustomed to is no great matter,
But then, alas! they've read an awful deal.
[Ger., Zwar sind sie an das Beste nicht gewohnt,
Allein sie haben schrecklich viel gelesen.]

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The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.

by Mark Twain Found in: Reading Quotes,
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Night after night,
He sat and bleared his eyes with books.

Night after night,
He sat and bleared his eyes with books.

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The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll read more

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

by Dr. Seuss Found in: Reading Quotes,
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