All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books.  Thomas Carlyle quotes A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims to be zealous of truth, of happiness, of wisdom or knowledge, must become a lover of books. Anonymous quotes We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day. Anonymous quotes Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty. But learn to be happy alone. Rely upon your energies, and so do not wait for, or depend on other people. Anonymous quotes Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends. Anonymous quotes There are too many books I haven't read, too many places I haven't seen, too many memories I haven't kept long enough. Anonymous quotes I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. Anonymous quotes Each time we re-read a book we get more out of it because we put more into it; a different person is reading it, and therefore it is a different book. Anonymous quotes When you read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before. Anonymous quotes To be a freshman is to be in possession of a wonderful thing: time. There is time to figure out what you want to do with your life, time to figure out what classes you want to take, what books you want to read. There is time to make friends. You could do poorly in a class and know you had time to improve. You could mess up in your relationship and have time to make things better. With four promising years ahead of you, time sat around like huge clumps of clay, waiting for you to shape them in whatever way you pleased. Anonymous quotes | 
