The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and of elevated opinions.

Quote by John Dawkins

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I heard his library burned down and that both books were destroyed-and one of them...

I heard his library burned down and that both books were destroyed-and one of them...

I fell asleep reading a dull book and dreamed I kept on reading, so I...

I fell asleep reading a dull book and dreamed I kept on reading, so I...

The comic book [is] the marijuana of the nursery, the bane of the bassinet, the...

The comic book [is] the marijuana of the nursery, the bane of the bassinet, the...

What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with...

What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with...

I never knew a girl who was ruined by a book

I never knew a girl who was ruined by a book

Borrowers of books, those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators...

Borrowers of books, those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators...

The people who are always monkeying with these great books to make them fully (comprehensible)...

The people who are always monkeying with these great books to make them fully (comprehensible)...

With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that [the books] have...

With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that [the books] have...

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea," said Japhy. "Remember that book I told...

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea,

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop...

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop...

Joey: Beth is really sick, I don't think they can do anything for her. Rachel:...

Joey: Beth is really sick, I don't think they can do anything for her. Rachel:...

Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious...

Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious...

Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them...

Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them...

Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books; But love from love, toward school...

Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books; But love from love, toward school...

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

The constant habit of perusing devout books is so indispensable, that it has been termed...

The constant habit of perusing devout books is so indispensable, that it has been termed...

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return...

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return...

Master books, but do not let them master you. - Read to live, not live...

Master books, but do not let them master you. - Read to live, not live...