Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.
— Gustave Flaubert
Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live. — Gustave Flaubert
But never borrow the book as a substitute for owning and studying it yourself—you don’t want to miss the marking process. If you can stomach the metaphor, merely scanning another person’s notes without actually reading the text is a little like digesting someone else’s meal.
Gene Stone • Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends
You can't think well without writing well, and you can't write well without reading well.
Paul Graham • The Need to Read
Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.
— C. S. Lewis, “On Stories” https://t.co/wGA8Ixcmye
Reading is a mere makeshift for original thinking. - Schopenhauer