The Book Shelf

Quotes about books:





"...and to all this she must yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading." (Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice)

"Some books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested:

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. Author: Sir Francis Bacon

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers. Author: Charles W. Eliot

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. Author: Robertson Davies

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. Author: Paxton Hood