“There have always been literate ignoramuses who have read too widely and not well. The Greeks had a name for such a mixture of learning and folly which might be applied to the bookish but poorly read of all ages.… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“The characteristics of this kind of reading are perhaps summed up in the word “orthodox,” which is almost always applicable. The word comes from… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“We are not told, or not told early enough so that it sinks in, that mathematics is a language, and that we can learn… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“Even when you have been somewhat enlightened by what you have read, you are called upon to continue the serach for significance.” — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“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… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“Reading is like skiing. When done well, when done by an expert, both reading and skiing are graceful, harmonious, activities. When done by a… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“You must be able to say, with reasonable certainty, "I understand," before you can say "I agree," or "I disagree," or "I suspend judgment.” — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“We hope you have not made the error of supposing that to criticize is always to disagree. (...) To agree is just as much… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“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… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“Great speed in reading is a dubious achievement; it is of value only if what you have to read is not worth reading. A… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“Francis Bacon once remarked that “some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” Reading… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“the essence of tragedy is time, or rather the lack of it. There is no problem in any Greek tragedy that could not have… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“A good speed reading course should therefore teach you to read at many different speeds, not just one speed that is faster than anything… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“A mind not agitated by good questions cannot appreciate the significance of even the best answers. It is easy enough to learn the answers.… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
