We are more in control of how much we know than we are of how much we have.

A newspaper is an oversized book with adverts and an expiry date.

The illiterate do not write letters; they draw them.

A book can be read to you, not for you.

Unlike that of a society, the spiritual or intellectual awakening of a person is irreversible.

Recommending a book to someone is the second best thing to buying it for them, which is the second best thing to reading it for them.

Our books can know and remember for us, but cannot think for us.

We are oversupplied with people and books that make us know more, but are undersupplied with those that make us think and live better.

Education teaches us how to make a living, not how to live.