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> [“Marking a book is literally an expression of your differences or your agreements with the author. It is the highest respect you can pay him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/marking-a-book-is-literally-an-expression-of-your-differences-or-your/)

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## More by Mortimer J. Adler

> [“The characteristics of this kind of reading are perhaps summed up in the word “orthodox,” which is almost always applicable. The word comes from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/the-characteristics-of-this-kind-of-reading-are-perhaps-summed-up-in/)

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> [“We are not told, or not told early enough so that it sinks in, that mathematics is a language, and that we can learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/we-are-not-told-or-not-told-early-enough-so-that-it-sinks-in-that/)

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> [“Even when you have been somewhat enlightened by what you have read, you are called upon to continue the serach for significance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/even-when-you-have-been-somewhat-enlightened-by-what-you-have-read/)

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> [“Even a cursory perusal reveals a very great range of reference. There is hardly a single human action that has not been called—in one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/even-a-cursory-perusal-reveals-a-very-great-range-of-reference-there/)

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> [“Reading is like skiing. When done well, when done by an expert, both reading and skiing are graceful, harmonious, activities. When done by a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/reading-is-like-skiing-when-done-well-when-done-by-an-expert-both/)

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> [“You must be able to say, with reasonable certainty, "I understand," before you can say "I agree," or "I disagree," or "I suspend judgment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/you-must-be-able-to-say-with-reasonable-certainty-i-understand-before/)

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> [“We hope you have not made the error of supposing that to criticize is always to disagree. (...) To agree is just as much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/we-hope-you-have-not-made-the-error-of-supposing-that-to-criticize-is/)

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> [“The communion that can be achieved by human conversation is of great significance for our private lives...It is the spiritual parallel of the physical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/the-communion-that-can-be-achieved-by-human-conversation-is-of-great/)

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> [“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/in-the-case-of-good-books-the-point-is-not-to-see-how-many-of-them-2/)

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> [“Great speed in reading is a dubious achievement; it is of value only if what you have to read is not worth reading. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/great-speed-in-reading-is-a-dubious-achievement-it-is-of-value-only/)

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> [“A good rule always describes the ideal performance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/a-good-rule-always-describes-the-ideal-performance/)

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> [“Francis Bacon once remarked that “some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” Reading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/francis-bacon-once-remarked-that-some-books-are-to-be-tasted-others/)

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> [“the essence of tragedy is time, or rather the lack of it. There is no problem in any Greek tragedy that could not have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/the-essence-of-tragedy-is-time-or-rather-the-lack-of-it-there-is-no/)

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> [“A good speed reading course should therefore teach you to read at many different speeds, not just one speed that is faster than anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/a-good-speed-reading-course-should-therefore-teach-you-to-read-at/)

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> [“A mind not agitated by good questions cannot appreciate the significance of even the best answers. It is easy enough to learn the answers.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-j-adler/a-mind-not-agitated-by-good-questions-cannot-appreciate-the/)

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