Quote by Robert M. Pirsig

“You could, if so inclined, read more Greek texts in the original Greek than the most prestigious Greek nobleman of classical times.”

— Kevin Kelly

“There is no force in the life of ancient man, the influence of which so pervades all his activities as does that of the…

— James Henry Breasted

“Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to [the words of the wise]. Of making many books there is no end, and much…

— Ecclesiastes 12:12

“Unlike at the Academy or the Lyceum, women, some of them concubines and mistresses, as well as a few slaves, joined the conversation; further,…

— Epicurus

“To the making of many books there is no end, and much devotion to them is wearisome to the flesh.”

— Ecclesiates 12 12

“For, how could you expect me not to feel uneasy about what that ancient lawgiver they call the Public will say when it sees…

— Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

“One that has well digested his knowledge both of books and men, has little enjoyment but in the company of a few select companions.…

— David Hume

“From Rusticus … I learned to read carefully and not be satisfied with a rough understanding of the whole, and not to agree too…

— Ryan Holiday

“It's a very Greek idea, and a very profound one. Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”

— Donna Tartt

“One of the great books of our time. I should know; I wrote it." (apocryphal)”

— Tim Roux

“I call him truly learned who brings everything to bear on the truth, so that from geometry, music, grammar, and philosophy itself, culling what…

— Clement of Alexandria

“And this puts me in mind of that rich gentleman of Rome, who had been solicitous, with great expense, to procure men that were…

— Michel de Montaigne