“Reading, reading actively, strengthens the soul.”
“The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency -- the belief that the here and now is all there is.”
“A daily dose of daydreaming heals the heart, soothes the soul, and strengthens the imagination.”
“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.”
“Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.”