"Life without literature is a life reduced to……" — M H Abrams

"Life without literature is a life reduced to penury. It expands you in every way. It illuminates what you’re doing. It shows you possibilities you haven’t thought of. It enables you to live the lives of other people than yourself. It broadens you, it makes you more human. It makes life enjoyable."

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The Book of Mormon offers so much that broadens our understandings of the doctrines of salvation. Without it, much of… — Ezra Taft Benson
Praying gives sense, brings wisdom, and broadens and strengthens the mind. The prayer closet is a perfect schoolteacher and schoolhouse… — Edward McKendree Bounds
Service broadens your vision widens your awareness. Deepens your compassion. — Sathya Sai Baba
Travel is the best investment you can make in yourself. It teaches you that there are many ways to live… — Joel Sartore
Time broadens the scope of verses and I know of some which, like music, are everything for all men. — Jorge Luis Borges
Contemporary art challenges us.. it broadens our horizons. It asks us to think beyond the limits of conventional wisdom. — Eli Broad
I would like travelers, especially American travelers, to travel in a way that broadens their perspective... — Rick Steves
I'm goin' to take a little trip, down paradise's endless shores. They say that travel broadens the mind, till you… — Elvis Costello
The more my work improves or broadens or widens, the more surely I tame myself. — Dennis Potter
If someone realises the piece they are wearing is inspired by me then it only broadens my audience. — Alexander Wang
I take care to only teach courses about fiction film. I believe that this balances and broadens my documentary work. — Arnon Goldfinger
The acquisition of True Temper broadens our lawn and garden product line with outstanding, highly respected brands, ... The purchase… — David A. Clarke, Jr

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