“A man is known by the books he reads.”
“If a man is known by the company he keeps, so also his character is reflected in the books he reads.”
“A man will be known by his books.”
“No man should ever publish a book until he has first read it to a woman.”
“There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read.”
“If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.”