The constant habit of perusing devout books is so indispensable, that it has been termed the oil of the lamp of prayer. Too much reading, however, and too little meditation, may produce the effect of a lamp inverted; which is…

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Love never reasons, but profusely gives; it gives like a thoughtless prodigal its all, and...

Love never reasons, but profusely gives; it gives like a thoughtless prodigal its all, and...

Depart from discretion when it interferes with duty.

Depart from discretion when it interferes with duty.

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost...

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost...

Luxury! more perilous to youth than storms or quicksand, poverty or chains.

Luxury! more perilous to youth than storms or quicksand, poverty or chains.

Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment...

Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment...

Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil, and leads to...

Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil, and leads to...

Goals help you overcome short-term problems.

Goals help you overcome short-term problems.

The wretch who digs the mine for bread, or ploughs, that others may be fed,...

The wretch who digs the mine for bread, or ploughs, that others may be fed,...

A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the...

A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the...

All books can be indecent books, though recent books are bolder. For filth, I'm glad...

All books can be indecent books, though recent books are bolder. For filth, I'm glad...

A vacuum of ideas affects people differently than a vacuum of air, otherwise readers of...

A vacuum of ideas affects people differently than a vacuum of air, otherwise readers of...

What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now...

What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now...

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

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea,

He [Shakespeare] was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the...

He [Shakespeare] was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the...

Books are the curse of the human race

Books are the curse of the human race

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

I don't think any good book is based on factual experience. Bad books are about...

I don't think any good book is based on factual experience. Bad books are about...

That man (Lord Lyttelton) sat down to write a book, to tell the world what...

That man (Lord Lyttelton) sat down to write a book, to tell the world what...

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged...

The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged...