Book Quote by Archibald Geikie

“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

“I think I got a rock in mine, 'stead of bacon." "Heh. Well, that's life for you. Sometimes you get bacon. Sometimes you get…

— Rob Vollmar

Sir Francis Bacon observed that a well-written book, compared with its rivals and antagonists, is like Moses' serpent, that immediately swallowed up and devoured…

— Joseph Addison

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.

— Francis Bacon

Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.

— Anonymous

“Remember some books are meant to be tasted, some books are meant to be chewed and, finally, some books are meant to be swallowed…

— Robin Sharma

It's not an old book, or a treasure map. Nope. Staring up at me was a pile of rocks.

— Wendy Mass

“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to…

— Francis Bacon

“Surely it is better, thought Domenica, that forty-five should buy the book and actually read it, than should many thousands, indeed millions, buy it…

— Alexander McCall Smith

“How strange this mass of ancient treasures Mementoes of past pains and pleasures; These volumes, clasped with costly stone, With print all faded, gilding…

— The Bronte Sisters

There is nothing on earth more exquisite than a bonny book, with well-placed columns of rich black writing in beautiful borders, and illuminated pictures…

— George Bernard Shaw

“There is a sort of busy worm, That will the fairest book deform. Their tasteless tooth will tear and taint The poet, patriot, sage…

— Cornelia Funke