A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciousness varying with readers.

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Education is the methodical creation of the habit of thinking.

Education is the methodical creation of the habit of thinking.

All serious conversations gravitate towards philosophy.

All serious conversations gravitate towards philosophy.

Life is a succession of lessons enforced by immediate reward, or, oftener, by immediate chastisement

Life is a succession of lessons enforced by immediate reward, or, oftener, by immediate chastisement

Americans cannot realize how many chances for mental improvement they lose by their inveterate habit...

Americans cannot realize how many chances for mental improvement they lose by their inveterate habit...

Architecture, of all the arts, is the one which acts the most slowly, but the...

Architecture, of all the arts, is the one which acts the most slowly, but the...

Ideas are the root of creation.

Ideas are the root of creation.

Ideas are the root of creation.

Ideas are the root of creation.

Architecture, of all the arts, is the one which acts the most slowly, but the...

Architecture, of all the arts, is the one which acts the most slowly, but the...

Reading, to most people, means an ashamed way of killing time disguised under a dignified...

Reading, to most people, means an ashamed way of killing time disguised under a dignified...

After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

It's important to read because it's really good for your vocabulary. It's really good for...

It's important to read because it's really good for your vocabulary. It's really good for...

I always read everything on the desks of people I went to see in Moscow,...

I always read everything on the desks of people I went to see in Moscow,...

My alma mater was books, a good library - I could spend the rest of...

My alma mater was books, a good library - I could spend the rest of...

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts,...

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts,...

If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdoms of Europe,...

If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdoms of Europe,...

In relation to a writer, most readers believe in the Double Standard: they may be...

In relation to a writer, most readers believe in the Double Standard: they may be...

I divide all readers into two classes: Those who read to remember and those who...

I divide all readers into two classes: Those who read to remember and those who...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what...

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what...

If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly in...

If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly in...