How good a book is should be judged by the man who writes…

“In her book The Reluctant Entertainer, Sandy Coughlin writes, “Excellence is working toward an attainable goal that benefits everyone, while perfection comes from a…

— Myquillyn Smith

Thus was the King and the Lord of glory judged by man's judgment, when manifest in flesh: far be it from any of his…

— George Whitefield

As I look at President Bush, I think he will ultimately be judged as a man of extremely high character.

— Tommy Franks

Things may not be immediately discernible in what a man writes, and in this sometimes he is fortunate; but eventually they are quite clear…

— Ernest Hemingway

I think a book should be judged 10 years later, after reading and re-reading it.

— Umberto Eco

In the words of Agatha Swanburne, founder of Swanburne Academy, 'Every book is judged by its cover until it is read.'

— Maryrose Wood

“If every book was judged by its cover, very few would be read; education would be limited, and fewer movies would be made.”

— Ellen J. Barrier

Beauty is like a book, it cannot be judged by its cover!

— Anonymous

As a book is judged by its cover, so a fad is judged by its name.

— Ken Hakuta

A book may only be judged for what it is, not what you'd like it to be.

— Caitlín R. Kiernan

A book is judged, not by its reference to life, but by its reference to other books.

— Stephen Fry

It is not difficult to conceive, however, that for many reasons a man writes much better than he lives. For without entering into refined…

— Samuel Johnson

Everything a man writes about himself is instructive.

— John Glassco

“He [Augustine] admitted: 'I am the sort of man who writes because he has made progress, and who makes progress by writing.' ”

— Paul Johnson

“A man who writes a book, thinks himself wiser or wittier than the rest of mankind; he supposes that he can instruct or amuse…

— Samuel Johnson