For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men lived and worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.

Quote by Amy Lowell

Topics: Books Quotes, Heart Quotes, Life Quotes

Let us be of cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which...

Let us be of cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which...

Let us be of cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which...

Let us be of cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which...

Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of...

Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of...

Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from...

Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from...

All books are either dreams or swords, you can cut, or you can drug, with...

All books are either dreams or swords, you can cut, or you can drug, with...

In science, read by preference the newest works. In literature, read the oldest. The classics...

In science, read by preference the newest works. In literature, read the oldest. The classics...

Time! Joyless emblem of the greed of millions, robber of the best which earth can...

Time! Joyless emblem of the greed of millions, robber of the best which earth can...

Sexual love is the most stupendous fact of the universe, and the most magical mystery...

Sexual love is the most stupendous fact of the universe, and the most magical mystery...

You are ice and fire the touch of you burns my hands like snow.

You are ice and fire the touch of you burns my hands like snow.

A man must be sacrificed now and again to provide for the next generation of...

A man must be sacrificed now and again to provide for the next generation of...

Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from...

Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from...

When you came, you were like red wine and honey, and the taste of you...

When you came, you were like red wine and honey, and the taste of you...

I am tired, beloved, of chafing my heart against the want of you; of squeezing...

I am tired, beloved, of chafing my heart against the want of you; of squeezing...

Even Pain pricks to livelier living.

Even Pain pricks to livelier living.

Moon! Moon! I am prone before you. Pity me, and drench me in loneliness.

Moon! Moon! I am prone before you. Pity me, and drench me in loneliness.

Happiness, to some, elation; Is, to others, mere stagnation.

Happiness, to some, elation; Is, to others, mere stagnation.

Youth condemns; maturity condones

Youth condemns; maturity condones

Hate is ravening vulture beaks descending on a place of skulls

Hate is ravening vulture beaks descending on a place of skulls

Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed

Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed

A woman either loves or hates; she knows no medium.

A woman either loves or hates; she knows no medium.