Today Quotes
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He that boasts of his own knowledge proclaims his ignoranceAuthor Unknown
That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.A. Bronson Alcott
Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.Henry Ward Beecher
A book may be compared to your neighbor; if it be good, it cannot last too long; if bad, you cannot get rid of it too early.Rupert Brooke
Happy are the people whose annals are blank in history booksThomas Carlyle
It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable means of communication are in the reach of all. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.William E. Channing
There is no such thing as a worthless book though there are some far worse than worthless; no book that is not worth preserving, if its existence may be tolerated; as there may be some men whom it may be proper to hang, but none should be suffered to starve.Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use.Sir John Denham
If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.Ralph Waldo Emerson
Read much, but not many books.Benjamin Franklin