Food may be missed for a day, sleep for a day, but books cannot be missed for a day. — Mao Zedong
Books are the inseparable companions and mentors of youth. — Maxim Gorky
If one reads intermittently, with cold snaps after brief warmth, even a century of reading would yield little. — Wu Mengxiang
Life without books is like life without sunlight; life without books is like a bird without wings. — William Shakespeare
I am never satisfied. The more I read, the more deeply I feel my dissatisfaction and the poverty of my knowledge. — Karl Marx
Reading is the best learning. Following the thoughts of great men is the most interesting science. — Alexander Pushkin
Books are the window through which the soul observes the world. A home without books is like a room without windows. — Woodrow Wilson
Reading, this commonplace process, is actually the process by which the human mind combines with the great wisdom of all nations past and present. — Maxim Gorky
Reading is easy, thinking is hard, but without both, it is of no use. — Benjamin Franklin
Books are the tools that shape the soul. — Victor Hugo
Bad books teach wrong concepts, making the ignorant even more ignorant. — Vissarion Belinsky
Books are the presidents of human knowledge. — William Shakespeare
Books are the most patient, most enduring, and most pleasant companions. In moments of hardship, they never abandon you. — Alexander Herzen
To read well, one must first read familiarly until the words seem to come from one’s own mouth; then reflect deeply until the meaning seems to come from one’s own heart. Only then can one gain true understanding. — Zhu Xi
Books are a great power. — Vladimir Lenin
My lifelong passions, aside from revolution, are a love for reading. If I do not read for a day, I cannot live. — Sun Yat-sen
Learn day by day, persist without fatigue, until success is achieved. — Peng Ruishu (Qing Dynasty)
Do not read without pen and paper. — Xu Teli
Books, when used well, are the best thing; when abused, they are one of the worst. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
To use learning merely as ornament is false; to judge matters strictly by scholarly rules is the quirk of a bookworm. — Francis Bacon
Strategy must ultimately build a new nation, but striving forward requires reading good books. — Guo Moruo
In reading, quantity is not primary; what matters is the quality of the books and the degree of thought they provoke. — Benjamin Franklin
The greatest reason for reading is to escape mediocrity. The sooner, the more brilliant your life; the later, the more trapped in mediocrity. — Yu Qiuyu
I love books. I often stand before the bookshelves, feeling that a vast world, a boundless ocean, and a vast universe unfold before me. — Liu Baiyu
Those who read without doubt must be taught to doubt; those who doubt must be led to certainty. Only then is there progress. — Zhu Xi
