Reading Quotes

Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. (Joseph Addison, 1672-1719)

To read a book for the first time is to make the acquaintance of a new friend; to read it a second time is to meet an old one. (Selwyn G. Champion, 1875-1950)

Some read to think – these are rare; some to write – these are common; and some to talk – and these form the great majority. (Charles C. Colton, 1780-1832)

When I want to read a book, I write on. (Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881)

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing. (Isaac D'Israeli, 1766-1848)

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good. A young man should read five hours in a day, and so may acquire a great deal of knowledge. (Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784)

The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade. (Anthony Trollope, 1815-1882)

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