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To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the
one, health is preserved, strengthened, read more
Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the
one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated: by the
other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive,
cherished, and confirmed.
What is twice read is commonly better remembered that what is
transcribed.
What is twice read is commonly better remembered that what is
transcribed.
The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I
had gained a read more
The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I
had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused
before, it resembles the meeting with an old one.
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.
If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, read more
If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well viewed.
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.
In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature,
the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.
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In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature,
the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.
- Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, first Baron Lytton,
And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it
plain upon tables, that he may read more
And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it
plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
