Book Quotes

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Education is the process of selling someone on books. — Douglas Wilson
Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given, forgetful that… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Feed the growing human being, feed him with the sort of experience for which from year to year he shows a natural craving, and he… — William James
When autumn shadows throw their patterns across the land, they are not the images of fragile, dying leaves, not the bared arms of lofty elms,… — Djuna Barnes
No printed word, nor spoken plea can teach young minds what they should be. Not all the books on all the shelves - but what… — Rudyard Kipling
I would be the last to disparage the genius of the politicians who make our laws," Hutchison wrote around that time, "the writers who make… — Bruce Hutchison
Wear the old coat and buy the new book. — Austin Phelps
I used to walk to school with my nose buried in a book. — Coolio
A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it… — Edward P. Morgan
There is no substitute for books in the life of a child. — Mary Ellen Chase
A parent or a teacher has only his lifetime; a good book can teach forever. — Louis L'Amour
I'm sure we would not have had men on the Moon if it had not been for Wells and Verne and the people who write… — Arthur C. Clarke
Where do I find the time for not reading so many books? — Karl Kraus
The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. — James McCosh
He who destroys a good book kills reason itself. — John Milton
Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep, for your habits and character will be as much influenced by… — Edwin Paxton Hood
Don't join the book burners... Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book. — Charles Kingsley
What's a book? Everything or nothing. The eye that sees it all. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
My mother and my father were illiterate immigrants from Russia. When I was a child they were constantly amazed that I could go to a… — Kirk Douglas

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