Capacity Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

“When we read, another person thinks for us: we merely repeat his mental process. In learning to write, the pupil goes over with his…

— arthur schopenhauer

“When we read, another person thinks for us: we merely repeat his mental process. It is the same as the pupil, in learning to…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own…

— Albert Einstein

“Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own…

— Timothy Ferriss

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

— Albert Einstein

Some people there are who, being grown; forget the horrible task of learning to read. It is perhaps the greatest single effort that the…

— John Steinbeck

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into lazy habits of thinking.

— Albert Einstein

There are very many people who read simply to prevent themselves from thinking.

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

“326. Excessive reading does not make us smarter. Some people simply "devour" books. They do it without the necessary intervals of thought, which are…

— Alija Ali Izetbegovic

Reading is thinking with someone else's head instead of one's own.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“For most writers, reading is also a very intense experience; they don’t read so much as compete. The writer measure’s himself against every text…

— Betsy Lerner

Reading is an intelligent way of not having to think.

— Walter Moers