Nothing makes a man more reverent than a library.

A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.

The ear is the only true writer and the only true reader.

I know people who read without hearing the sentence sounds and they were the fastest readers. Eye readers we call them. They get the meaning by glances. But they are bad readers because they miss the best part of what a good writer puts into his work.

Improve yourself by other men's writings thus attaining effortlessly what they acquired through great difficulty.

Read 500 pages every day. That's how knowledge works. It builds up like compound interest.