Knowledge Quote by John Locke

“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials for knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”

— Anonymous

This is that which I think great readers are apt to be mistaken in; those who have read of everything, are thought to understand…

— John Locke

Reading is merely a surrogate for thinking for yourself; it means letting someone else direct your thoughts.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“We know that reading changes the way we think. Among other things, it helps us formulate thoughts that are more abstract, categorical, and logical.”

— The Penguin Press

Reading allows us to learn, see, do things that we could never have done with our own knowledge.

— Eric Thomas

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

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self.

— Tom Bissell

Reading is a means of thinking with another person's mind; it forces you to stretch your own.

— Anonymous

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. I am the fellow citizen of…

— Alphonse de Lamartine

Reading activates and exercises the mind. Reading forces the mind to discriminate. From the beginning, readers have to recognize letters printed on the page,…

— Anonymous

Reading is a pleasure of the mind, which means that it is a little like a sport: your eagerness and knowledge and quickness count…

— Bennett Cerf

Reading is a technology for perspective-taking. When someone else's thoughts are in your head, you are observing the world from that person's vantage point.

— Steven Pinker