The most foolish kind of a book is a kind of leaky boat on the sea of wisdom; some of the wisdom will get in anyhow.

Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.

A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors.

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever for writing.

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

A man ought to read just as his inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good.