500 Quotes by Reading

Camerado! This is no book; who touches this touches a man.

I owe everything I am and everything I will ever be to books.

Everything which is good in me should be credited to books.

Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.

Studying goes deeper than mere reading. There are surface nuggets to be gathered but the best of the gold is underneath, and it takes time and labor to secure it.

Books are the most mannerly of companions, accessible at all times, in all moods, frankly declaring the author’s mind, without offense.

Children’s reading and children’s thinking are the rock-bottom base upon which this country will rise.

What, however, left a deep impression on me was the reading of the Ramayana before my father. During part of his illness my father was in Porbandar. There every evening he used to listen to the Ramayana.

If you’re not reading – with your heart as well as your brain – you will be one stupid grown up. Even worst, you’ll be missing out on one of the best experiences you can possibly have. Nowhere will you meet more interesting people than in books.