“A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.”
“If a book is really good, it deserves to be read again, and if it's great, it should be read at least three times.”
“Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one's hand.”
“Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one's hand.”
“The delights of reading impart the vivacity of youth even to old age.”
“There are three things that grow more precious with age; old wood to burn, old books to read, and old friends to enjoy.”