"We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

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"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

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"When someone tells me to 'just relax,' I wonder why they don't hand me a book?"

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"There is no other enjoyment like reading."

Jane Austen, British Writer

Reading, Joy, Books, Imagination

"Any reading not of a vicious species must be a good substitute for the amusements too apt to fill up the leisure of the labouring classes."

James Madison, American President

Reading, Leisure

"Reading is my favourite occupation, when I have leisure for it and books to read."

Anne Bronte, British Novelist

Reading, Books, Leisure, Knowledge

"The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination."

Elizabeth Hardwick, American Critic

Reading, Experience, Knowledge, Passion

"Sometimes it is the reader that sucks, not the book."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Reading, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Power

"Books are always good company if you have the right sort. Let me pick out some for you.' And Mrs. Jo made a bee-line to the well-laden shelves, which were the joy of her heart and the comfort of her life."

Louisa May Alcott, American Novelist

Reading, Books, Comfort, Companionship, Learning

"Kindle, isn't it? the waitress asked. "I got one for Christmas, and I love it. I'm reading my way through all of Jodi Picoult's books. "Oh, probably not all of them, Wesley said. "Huh? Why not? "She's probably got another one done already. That's all I meant. "And James Patterson's probably written one since he got up this morning! she said, and went off chortling."

Stephen King, American Author

Reading, Happiness, Today, Wisdom

"Dreams, books, are each a world; and books, we know,Are a substantial world, both pure and good:Round these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood,Our pastime and our happiness will grow."

William Wordsworth, English Poet

Reading, Books, Dream, Happiness, Imagination

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"For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art."

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"If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility."

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"And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents like the Arabs, and silently steal away."

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"Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all."

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"People demand freedom only when they have no power."

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"The nearer the dawnthe darker the night."

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"Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him."

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"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all."

"When someone tells me to 'just relax,' I wonder why they don't hand me a book?"

"There is no other enjoyment like reading."

"Any reading not of a vicious species must be a good substitute for the amusements too apt to fill up the leisure of the labouring classes."

"Reading is my favourite occupation, when I have leisure for it and books to read."

"The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination."

"Sometimes it is the reader that sucks, not the book."

"Books are always good company if you have the right sort. Let me pick out some for you.' And Mrs. Jo made a bee-line to the well-laden shelves, which were the joy of her heart and the comfort of her life."

"Dreams, books, are each a world; and books, we know,Are a substantial world, both pure and good:Round these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood,Our pastime and our happiness will grow."

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"For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art."

"If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility."

"And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents like the Arabs, and silently steal away."

"Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all."

"People demand freedom only when they have no power."

"The nearer the dawnthe darker the night."

"Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him."

"Every human heart is human."

"A thought often makes us hotter than a fire."

"The nearer the dawn the darker the night."