Every abridgement of a good book is a fool abridged. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Every abridgement of a good book is a fool abridged.Books – ReadingQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Month: November 2008
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor is any pleasure so lasting. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor is any pleasure so lasting.Books – ReadingQuotations by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Books and marriage go ill together. Moliere
Books and marriage go ill together.Books – ReadingQuotations by Moliere
Deep versed in books and shallow in himself. John Milton
Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.Books – ReadingQuotations by John Milton
A person who publishes a book appears willfully in public with his pants down. Edna St. Vincent Millay
A person who publishes a book appears willfully in public with his pants down.Books – ReadingQuotations by Edna St. Vincent Millay
There are two kinds of books. Those that no one reads and those that no one ought to read. H. L. Mencken
There are two kinds of books. Those that no one reads and those that no one ought to read.Books – ReadingQuotations by H. L. Mencken
A successful book cannot afford to be more than ten percent new. Marshall Mcluhan
A successful book cannot afford to be more than ten percent new.Books – ReadingQuotations by Marshall Mcluhan
What is important is not to be able to read rapidly, but to be able to decide what not to read. James T. Mccay
What is important is not to be able to read rapidly, but to be able to decide what not to read.Books – ReadingQuotations by James …
I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all. W. Somerset Maugham
I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all.Books – ReadingQuotations by W. Somerset Maugham
Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare. Harriet Martineau
Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.Books – ReadingQuotations by Harriet Martineau
Once we have learned to read, meaning of words can somehow register without consciousness. Anthony Marcel
Once we have learned to read, meaning of words can somehow register without consciousness.Books – ReadingQuotations by Anthony Marcel
The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books. Katherine Mansfield
The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.Books – ReadingQuotations by Katherine Mansfield
A novel must be exceptionally good to live as long as the average cat. Hugh Maclennan
A novel must be exceptionally good to live as long as the average cat.Books – ReadingQuotations by Hugh Maclennan
The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever for writing. Martin Luther
The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever for writing.Books – ReadingQuotations by Martin Luther
What a sense of security in an old book which time has criticized for us. James Russell Lowell
What a sense of security in an old book which time has criticized for us.Books – ReadingQuotations by James Russell Lowell
Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind. James Russell Lowell
Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.Books – ReadingQuotations by James Russell Lowell
All books are either dreams or swords. Amy Lowell
All books are either dreams or swords.Books – ReadingQuotations by Amy Lowell
The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who’ll get me a book I ain’t read. Abraham Lincoln
The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who’ll get me a book I ain’t read.Books – ReadingQuotations …
A book is a mirror: If an ass peers into it, you can’t expect an apostle to look out. Georg C. Lichtenberg
A book is a mirror: If an ass peers into it, you can’t expect an apostle to look out.Books – ReadingQuotations by Georg C. Lichtenberg
There are very many people who read simply to prevent themselves from thinking. Georg C. Lichtenberg
There are very many people who read simply to prevent themselves from thinking.Books – ReadingQuotations by Georg C. Lichtenberg
You’ve really got to start hitting the books because it’s no joke out here. Spike Lee
You’ve really got to start hitting the books because it’s no joke out here.Books – ReadingQuotations by Spike Lee
Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. Harper Lee
Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.Books – ReadingQuotations by Harper Lee
What is reading, but silent conversation. Walter Savage Landor
What is reading, but silent conversation.Books – ReadingQuotations by Walter Savage Landor
He has left off reading altogether, to the great improvement of his originality. Charles Lamb
He has left off reading altogether, to the great improvement of his originality.Books – ReadingQuotations by Charles Lamb
I am a part of everything that I have read. John Kieran
I am a part of everything that I have read.Books – ReadingQuotations by John Kieran
One man is as good as another until he has written a book. Benjamin Jowett
One man is as good as another until he has written a book.Books – ReadingQuotations by Benjamin Jowett
The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones. Joseph Joubert
The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.Books – ReadingQuotations by Joseph Joubert
There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the world. Joseph Joubert
There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the world.Books – ReadingQuotations by Joseph Joubert
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen. Joineriana
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.Books – ReadingQuotations by Joineriana
Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all. Samuel Johnson
Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all.Books – ReadingQuotations by Samuel Johnson
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. Samuel Johnson
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.Books – ReadingQuotations by Samuel Johnson
I cannot live without books. Thomas Jefferson
I cannot live without books.Books – ReadingQuotations by Thomas Jefferson
Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life. Holbrook Jackson
Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.Books – ReadingQuotations by Holbrook Jackson
The newest books are those that never grow old. George Holbrook Jackson
The newest books are those that never grow old.Books – ReadingQuotations by George Holbrook Jackson
Books are the money of Literature, but only the counters of Science. Thomas H. Huxley
Books are the money of Literature, but only the counters of Science.Books – ReadingQuotations by Thomas H. Huxley
It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life. Victor Hugo
It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.Books – ReadingQuotations by Victor Hugo
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark. Victor Hugo
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.Books – ReadingQuotations by Victor Hugo
The mortality of all inanimate things is terrible to me, but that of books most of all. William Dean Howells
The mortality of all inanimate things is terrible to me, but that of books most of all.Books – ReadingQuotations by William Dean Howells
A book might be written on the injustice of the just. Anthony Hope
A book might be written on the injustice of the just.Books – ReadingQuotations by Anthony Hope
My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon. Thomas Hood
My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon.Books – ReadingQuotations by Thomas Hood