http://www.toomanyquotes.comhttp://www.toomanyquotes.com/categories/reading Recently added Reading quotes and sayings. en-us Mr. Arthur Ashe, he was good. I read some of his books. He knew about everything, but he was real quiet and didn't talk much. I never met him. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:56:17 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/mr-arthur-ashe-he-was-good-i-read-some-of-his-books-he-knew-about-everything-but-he-was-real-quiet-and-didn-t-talk-much-i-never-met-him http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/mr-arthur-ashe-he-was-good-i-read-some-of-his-books-he-knew-about-everything-but-he-was-real-quiet-and-didn-t-talk-much-i-never-met-him It's good to know how to read, but it's dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you're reading. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:53:51 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/it-s-good-to-know-how-to-read-but-it-s-dangerous-to-know-how-to-read-and-not-how-to-interpret-what-you-re-reading http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/it-s-good-to-know-how-to-read-but-it-s-dangerous-to-know-how-to-read-and-not-how-to-interpret-what-you-re-reading It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read a book of quotations. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:33:47 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/it-is-a-good-thing-for-an-uneducated-man-to-read-a-book-of-quotations http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/it-is-a-good-thing-for-an-uneducated-man-to-read-a-book-of-quotations Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:05:40 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/any-man-who-reads-too-much-and-uses-his-own-brain-too-little-falls-into-lazy-habits-of-thinking http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/any-man-who-reads-too-much-and-uses-his-own-brain-too-little-falls-into-lazy-habits-of-thinking A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:52:46 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/a-cynic-is-not-merely-one-who-reads-bitter-lessons-from-the-past-he-is-one-who-is-prematurely-disappointed-in-the-future http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/a-cynic-is-not-merely-one-who-reads-bitter-lessons-from-the-past-he-is-one-who-is-prematurely-disappointed-in-the-future One cannot review a bad book without showing off. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:42:09 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/one-cannot-review-a-bad-book-without-showing-off http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/one-cannot-review-a-bad-book-without-showing-off Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:43:51 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/some-books-are-undeservedly-forgotten-none-are-undeservedly-remembered http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/some-books-are-undeservedly-forgotten-none-are-undeservedly-remembered The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:42:56 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/the-multitude-of-books-is-making-us-ignorant http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/the-multitude-of-books-is-making-us-ignorant Live always in the best company when you read. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:42:18 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/live-always-in-the-best-company-when-you-read http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/live-always-in-the-best-company-when-you-read Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:41:39 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/reading-is-to-the-mind-what-exercise-is-to-the-body http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/reading-is-to-the-mind-what-exercise-is-to-the-body Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:40:49 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/some-books-are-to-be-tasted-others-to-be-swallowed-and-some-few-to-be-chewed-and-digested-that-is-some-books-are-to-be-read-only-in-parts-others-to-be http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/some-books-are-to-be-tasted-others-to-be-swallowed-and-some-few-to-be-chewed-and-digested-that-is-some-books-are-to-be-read-only-in-parts-others-to-be Read not to contradict and confute, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:40:00 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/read-not-to-contradict-and-confute-nor-to-find-talk-and-discourse-but-to-weigh-and-consider http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/read-not-to-contradict-and-confute-nor-to-find-talk-and-discourse-but-to-weigh-and-consider Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:39:16 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/reading-is-sometimes-an-ingenious-device-for-avoiding-thought http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/reading-is-sometimes-an-ingenious-device-for-avoiding-thought I read part of it all the way through. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:38:28 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/i-read-part-of-it-all-the-way-through http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/i-read-part-of-it-all-the-way-through 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. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:37:49 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/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-b http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/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-b Reading this book is like waiting for the first shoe to drop. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:36:57 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/reading-this-book-is-like-waiting-for-the-first-shoe-to-drop http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/reading-this-book-is-like-waiting-for-the-first-shoe-to-drop Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as by the latter. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:36:10 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/be-as-careful-of-the-books-you-read-as-of-the-company-you-keep-for-your-habits-and-character-will-be-as-much-influenced-by-the-former-as-by-the-latter http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/be-as-careful-of-the-books-you-read-as-of-the-company-you-keep-for-your-habits-and-character-will-be-as-much-influenced-by-the-former-as-by-the-latter Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:35:22 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/always-read-stuff-that-will-make-you-look-good-if-you-die-in-the-middle-of-it http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/always-read-stuff-that-will-make-you-look-good-if-you-die-in-the-middle-of-it This book fills a much-needed gap. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:34:39 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/this-book-fills-a-much-needed-gap http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/this-book-fills-a-much-needed-gap Thank you for sending me a copy of your book. I'll waste no time reading it. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:34:02 +0000 http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/thank-you-for-sending-me-a-copy-of-your-book-i-ll-waste-no-time-reading-it http://www.toomanyquotes.com/personal_quotes/thank-you-for-sending-me-a-copy-of-your-book-i-ll-waste-no-time-reading-it