Books Quotes
The world is satisfied with words. Few appreciate the things beneath.
The books which help you most are those which make you think most. The hardest way of learning is by easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought; deep freighted with truth and beauty.
There is no need of words; believe facts.
There are more books about books than about any other subject.
Every abridgement of a good book is a foolish abridgement.
It is with books as with men: a very small number play a very large part.
Language is the light of the mind.
To write simply is as difficult as to be good.
Volatility of words is carelessness in actions; words are the wings of actions.
Words are, of couse, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
How many people make themselves abstract to appear profound. The great part of abstract terms are sha vacuum.
Words, like eyeglasses, blur everything that they do not make more clear.
A successful author is equally in danger of diminution of his fame, whether he continues or ceases.
The only end of writing is to enable the readers better to enjoy life or better to endure it.
Words are the daughters of the earth, and things are the sons of heaven.
Words are but the signs of ideas.