The Art Of Reading Is

A Great Man's Manias Must Be Respected, Because The Time Required To Combat Them Is Too Precious To Waste.

People Are Discontent; Men Are Troubled; And The Literature Is Excellent.

It Is Often Said That In Prosperity We Have Many Friends, But That We Are Usually Neglected When Things Go Badly. I Disagree. Not Only Do Malicious People Flock About Us In Order To Witness Our Ruin, But Other Unfortunates As Well, Who Have Been Kept Away By Our Happiness, And Now Feel Close To Us On Account Of Our Troubles.

The Reading Of A Fine Book Is An Uninterrupted Dialogue In Which The Book Speaks And Our Soul Replies.

Self-pity Comes So Naturally To All Of Us.