Books Are Absent Teachers.

In The Case Of Good Books, The Point Is Not To See How Many Of Them You Can Get Through, But How Many Can Get Through To You.

Not To Engage In This Pursuit Of Ideas Is To Live Like Ants Instead Of Like Men.

I Suspect That Most Of The Individuals Who Have Religious Faith Are Content With Blind Faith. They Feel No Obligation To Understand What They Believe. They May Even Wish Not To Have Their Beliefs Disturbed By Thought.

Habits Are Formed By The Repetition Of Particular Acts. They Are Strengthened By An Increase In The Number Of Repeated Acts. Habits Are Also Weakened Or Broken, And Contrary Habits Are Formed By The Repetition Of Contrary Acts.

If Your Friend Wishes To Read Your 'plutarch's Lives,' 'shakespeare,' Or 'the Federalist Papers,' Tell Him Gently But Firmly, To Buy A Copy. You Will Lend Him Your Car Or Your Coat - But Your Books Are As Much A Part Of You As Your Head Or Your Heart.