Books - Quotes
Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.
When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.
The Internet is the world`s largest library. It`s just that all the books are on the floor.
In the company of friends, writers can discuss their books, economists the state of the economy, lawyers their latest cases, and businessmen their latest acquisitions, but mathematicians cannot discuss their mathematics at all. And the more profound their work, the less understandable it is.
People talk about books that write themselves, and it`s a lie. Books don`t write themselves. It takes thought and research and backache and notes and more time and more work than you`d believe.
One must always be careful of books, [...] and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.
Rest, nature, books, music, love for one`s neighbor - such is my idea of happiness.
Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.
If you`re not reading - with your heart as well as your brain - you will be one stupid grown-up. Even worse, you`ll be missing out on one of the best experiences you can possibly have. Nowhere will you meet more interesting people than in books. I`ve met a lot of people, I`ve read a lot of books, and that`s the absolute truth.
Give me a man or woman who has read a thousand books and you give me an interesting companion. Give me a man or woman who has read perhaps three and you give me a very dangerous enemy indeed.
When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.