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> [“326. Excessive reading does not make us smarter. Some people simply "devour" books. They do it without the necessary intervals of thought, which are necessary in order to "digest," to process what has been read, to absorb and comprehend it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alija-ali-izetbegovic/326-excessive-reading-does-not-make-us-smarter-some-people-simply/)

[Alija Ali Izetbegovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alija-ali-izetbegovic/)

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## More by Alija Ali Izetbegovic

> [“534. Life is a dangerous thing. Insecurity is the price of living. Only those who died and those who will never be born are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alija-ali-izetbegovic/534-life-is-a-dangerous-thing-insecurity-is-the-price-of-living-only/)

[Alija Ali Izetbegovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alija-ali-izetbegovic/)

> [“500. There are paradoxes. If there were no night, we would be deprived of the magnificent image of a starry sky. Thus light deprives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alija-ali-izetbegovic/500-there-are-paradoxes-if-there-were-no-night-we-would-be-deprived/)

[Alija Ali Izetbegovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alija-ali-izetbegovic/)

> [“When I lose the reasons to live, I shall die.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alija-ali-izetbegovic/when-i-lose-the-reasons-to-live-i-shall-die/)

[Alija Ali Izetbegovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alija-ali-izetbegovic/)

> [“366. Life is a game where nobody wins. .. except for those who believe and do good deeds. . . (Qur'an, Surah "Al Asr").”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alija-ali-izetbegovic/366-life-is-a-game-where-nobody-wins-except-for-those-who-believe-and/)

[Alija Ali Izetbegovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alija-ali-izetbegovic/)

> [“326. Excessive reading does not make us smarter. Some people simply "devour" books. They do it without the necessary intervals of thought, which are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alija-ali-izetbegovic/326-excessive-reading-does-not-make-us-smarter-some-people-simply/)

[Alija Ali Izetbegovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alija-ali-izetbegovic/)

> [“509. A word uncovers the truth; it can also be used to conceal it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alija-ali-izetbegovic/509-a-word-uncovers-the-truth-it-can-also-be-used-to-conceal-it/)

[Alija Ali Izetbegovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alija-ali-izetbegovic/)

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