Aphorism Quote by John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn

“Books are keys to wisdom's treasure;”

— Thomas S. Monson

Books are fountains of knowledge and also help the heart find the way to use that knowledge with wisdom

— Robert S. Jepson, Jr

Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more.

— Elizabeth Hardwick

“No book is really worth reading, which does not either impart valuable knowledge; or set before us some ideal of beauty, strength, or nobility…

— J.R. Miller

Literature is the garden of wisdom.

— James Ellis

A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims…

— Plato

“Books are the greatest treasure of wisdom and knowledge for mankind.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

When what you read elevates your mind and fills you with noble aspirations, look for no other rule by which to judge a book;…

— Jean de la Bruyere

I have depended on books not only for pleasure and for the wisdom they bring to all who read, but also for that knowledge…

— Helen Keller

“Books are keys to wisdom's treasure; Books are gates to lands of pleasure; Books are paths that upward lead; Books are friends. Come, let…

— Emilie Poulsson

“Owing to the flood of shallow books which really are exhausted in one reading, the modern mind tends to think every book is the…

— D.H. Lawrence

Wisdom is not what comes from reading great books. When it comes to understanding life, experiential learning is the only worthwhile kind, everything else…

— Joan Erikson