A book is a gift you can open again and again.

A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

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

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting.

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end: and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought.

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.

Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.