Sayings and their Meanings: Don't Judge a Book by its Cover

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Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring your history and you read it in your own terms.” I have always imagined paradise will be a kind of library.”– Jorge Luis Borges (print from wtfoxart) If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking. – Haruki Murakami If you believe there are great quotes that should be added to the list, don’t hesitate to reach us on social media with your recommendations. Thanks! 50 best quotes about books and reading 1

Happiness. That’s what books smells like. Happiness. That’s why I always wanted to have a book shop. What better life than to trade in happiness?”– Sarah MacLean in The Rogue Not Taken Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren Buffett If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”– Haruki Murakami in Norwegian Wood A minimalist and stylish visualization of Murakami’s bright thought on how reading makes us exceptional. Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author’s words reverberating in your head.”Think of this – that the writer wrote alone, and the reader read alone, and they were alone with each other.”– A.S. Byatt in Possession Whether you’re an avid reader seeking affirmation or someone looking to cultivate a reading habit, these quotes are sure to resonate with you and perhaps inspire you to open that book you’ve been meaning to read. Who’s your favorite famous author? What’s your favorite famous quote? And remember: words can transform your life, if you find the right ones.

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren’t very new after all. – Abraham Lincoln 42 You’ve probably heard a few of these common phrases before, but it doesn’t hurt to be reminded of them. Let’s look at some examples of the most commonly heard phrases: Real meaning: I’m not sure whether this is one of those old sayings born from myth but the story is interesting enough. It is said that there are underground chambers built into the Louvre Palace in Paris. In fact, Catherine de Medici had them built specifically for listening to plots against her family.

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Later on, the Romans also implemented this practice and awarded laurel crowns to successful generals. They were known as ‘laureates’ and allowed to retire because of their past achievements. In other words, they could ‘rest on their laurels’. Nowadays it has more of a negative connotation. Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.”– Anna Quindlen in How Reading Changed My Life And the last beautiful quote about books turned into a beautiful visual. Hand-lettered by Teri Lea Wright, this 8×10 typographic poster is printed on high-quality matte photo paper.

There is absolutely no difference between a hardcover book or an audiobook or a multimedia book application. There is no difference between a high-qualitypaper and e-ink screen or a high-resolution Retina display. In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody. – Oscar Wilde 50Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men, have mediocrity thrust upon them If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads. – Ralph Waldo Emerson 5 Real meaning: There were no ‘off the shelf’ suits in the 18 th century. If you wanted one, you had it made especially for you. In those days, a suit included the waistcoat and so it took nine yards of fabric to complete. One always has a better book in one’s mind than one can manage to get onto paper. – Michael Cunningham 48 I would never read a book if it were possible for me to talk half an hour with the man who wrote it. – Woodrow Wilson 6