Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered. W. H. Auden
Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.Books – ReadingQuotations by W. H. Auden
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A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us. W. H. Auden
A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.Books – ReadingQuotations by W. H. Auden
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander. Isaac Asimov
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.Books – ReadingQuotations by Isaac Asimov
Beware of the person of one book. St. Thomas Aquinas
Beware of the person of one book.Books – ReadingQuotations by St. Thomas Aquinas
That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit. Amos Bronson Alcott
That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.Books – ReadingQuotations by Amos Bronson Alcott
Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life. Mortimer J. Adler
Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.Books – ReadingQuotations by Mortimer J. Adler
Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends. Dawn Adams
Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends.Books – ReadingQuotations by Dawn Adams
Every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human race. Henry Miller
Every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human race.Books – ClassicsQuotations by Henry Miller
A classic is a book that doesn’t have to be written again. Carl Van Doren
A classic is a book that doesn’t have to be written again.Books – ClassicsQuotations by Carl Van Doren
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say. Italo Calvino
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.Books – ClassicsQuotations by Italo Calvino
Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have. Alan Bennett
Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have.Books – ClassicsQuotations by Alan Bennett
A best-seller is the golden touch of mediocre talent. Logan Pearsall Smith
A best-seller is the golden touch of mediocre talent.Books – BestsellersQuotations by Logan Pearsall Smith
The principle of procrastinated rape is said to be the ruling one in all the great bestsellers. V. S. Pritchett
The principle of procrastinated rape is said to be the ruling one in all the great bestsellers.Books – BestsellersQuotations by V. S. Pritchett
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great. F. L. Lucan
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.BoldnessQuotations by F. L. Lucan
In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest. Titus Livy
In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest.BoldnessQuotations by Titus Livy
Fortune befriends the bold. John Dryden
Fortune befriends the bold.BoldnessQuotations by John Dryden
Finite to fail, but infinite to venture. Emily Dickinson
Finite to fail, but infinite to venture.BoldnessQuotations by Emily Dickinson
Boldness is business is the first, second, and third thing. H. G. Bohn
Boldness is business is the first, second, and third thing.BoldnessQuotations by H. G. Bohn
Bohemia has no banner. It survives by discretion. Tennessee Williams
Bohemia has no banner. It survives by discretion.BohemiaQuotations by Tennessee Williams
I could I trust starve like a gentleman. It’s listed as part of the poetic training, you know. Ezra Pound
I could I trust starve like a gentleman. It’s listed as part of the poetic training, you know.BohemiaQuotations by Ezra Pound
Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower. Source Unknown
Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.BodyQuotations by Source Unknown
The human body is a peculiar device, pat it on the back and the head swells. Source Unknown
The human body is a peculiar device, pat it on the back and the head swells.BodyQuotations by Source Unknown
The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen’s skin. Gloria Steinem
The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen’s skin.BodyQuotations by Gloria Steinem
Hide your body in the Big Dipper. Zen Saying
Hide your body in the Big Dipper.BodyQuotations by Zen Saying
The body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and reward of its operation. George Santayana
The body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and reward of its operation.BodyQuotations by George Santayana
Your body is the church where Nature asks to be reverenced. Marquis De Sade
Your body is the church where Nature asks to be reverenced.BodyQuotations by Marquis De Sade
Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing peace is the measure. George Melton
Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing peace is the measure.BodyQuotations by George Melton
It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it. Lee Haney
It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.BodyQuotations by Lee Haney
Man is a mind betrayed, not served, by his organs. Edmond and Jules De Goncourt
Man is a mind betrayed, not served, by his organs.BodyQuotations by Edmond and Jules De Goncourt
The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants. Thomas A. Edison
The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.BodyQuotations by Thomas A. Edison
A woman watches her body uneasily, as though it were an unreliable ally in the battle for love. Leonard Cohen
A woman watches her body uneasily, as though it were an unreliable ally in the battle for love.BodyQuotations by Leonard Cohen
The body is mortal, but the person dwelling in the body is immortal and immeasurable. Bhagavad Gita
The body is mortal, but the person dwelling in the body is immortal and immeasurable.BodyQuotations by Bhagavad Gita
Man consists of two parts, his mind and his body, only the body has more fun. Woody Allen
Man consists of two parts, his mind and his body, only the body has more fun.BodyQuotations by Woody Allen
The man that blushes is not quite a brute. Edward Young
The man that blushes is not quite a brute.BlushQuotations by Edward Young
Man is the only animal that blushes — or needs to. Mark Twain
Man is the only animal that blushes — or needs to.BlushQuotations by Mark Twain
When a girl ceases to blush, she has lost the most powerful charm of her beauty. St. Gregory The Great
When a girl ceases to blush, she has lost the most powerful charm of her beauty.BlushQuotations by St. Gregory The Great
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. Tertullian
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.BloodQuotations by Tertullian
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood. George S. Patton
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.BloodQuotations by George S. Patton
The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito. Austin O’Malley
The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito.BloodQuotations by Austin O’Malley
Blood alone moves the wheels of history. Benito Mussolini
Blood alone moves the wheels of history.BloodQuotations by Benito Mussolini