Book Quote by Stephanie Felicite, comtesse de Genlis

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable means of communication are in the reach of all.

— William Ellery Channing

“It is chiefly through books that we enjoy the intercourse with superior minds...”

— William Ellery Channing

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their…

— William Ellery Channing

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with the superior minds, and these invaluable means of communication are in reach of all.…

— William Ellery Channing

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy the communion with superior minds... In the best books, authors talk to us, give us their…

— William Ellery Channing

“Part of the great wonder of reading is that it has the ability to make human beings feel more connected to one another, which…

— Anna Quindlen

“The books, and your capacity for understanding them, are just the same in all places… Always bear in mind that your own resolution to…

— Anonymous

Until we invent telepathy, books are our best choice for understanding the rest of humanity.

— Christopher Paolini

To communicate is our chief business; society and friendship our chief delights; and reading, not to acquire knowledge, not to earn a living, but…

— Virginia Woolf

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.

— Rene Descartes

“Reading good books is like engaging in conversation with the most cultivated minds of past centuries who had composed them, or rather, taking part…

— René Descartes

“books are the most powerful tool in the human arsenal, that reading all kinds of books, in whatever format you choose - electronic (even…

— Will Schwalbe