A book is the only immortality.

— R. Choate

A good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose for a life beyond.

— Milton

A good book is the very essence of a good man. His virtues survive in it, while the foibles and faults of his actual lif…

— Theodore L. Cuyler

Books are the metempsychosis; the symbol and prophecy of immortality. The dead are scattered, and no one shall find them…

— H. W. Beecher

A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to R…

— Unknown

Thou mayest as well expect to grow stronger by always eating, as wiser by always reading. For much overcharges nature, a…

— Thomas Fuller