Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than to read or write, who ho

Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than to read or write, who however wrote much and well but too often by rote.

Author: William Hazlitt

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.

If I have not read a book before it is for all intents and purposes new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.