Books Quotes
Coming into contact with a good book and possessing it, is indeed an everlasting enrichment.
Books were always my friends Last more than fifty years Books gave me dreams. Dreams resulted in missions. Books helped me confidently take up the missions. Books gave me courage at the time of failures. Good books were for me angels that touched my heart gently at the time. Hence I ask young friends to have books as friends. Books are your good friends.
Stories of perseverance and extraordinary courage always inspire me. This piece in a book called Everyday Greatness by Stephen R. Covey has remained with me ever since.
In the humble environs of my boyhood, books were a scarce commodity. By local standards, however, the personal library of STR Manickam, a former 'revolutionary' or militant nationalist, was sizeable. He encouraged me to read all I could and I often visited his home to borrow books.
I've always been interested in science - one of my favourite books is James Watson's 'Molecular Biology of the Gene.'
Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.
The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.
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