Cheaper by the Dozen
"If you have a garden and library, you have everything." - Cicero
"Knowledge is free at the library; just bring your own container." - unknown
I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book. - Groucho Marx
"Wear the old coat and buy the new book." - Austin Phelps
"There is no mistaking a real book when one finds it. It is like falling in love." - Christopher Morley
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx
"Never judge a book by its movie." - J.W. Eagan
"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint." - Mark Twain
"Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it." P.J. O'Rourke
"Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered." - W.H. Auden
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein
"Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person." - Ethel Mumford
I love the one about the old coat. Every time I ponder a purchase I consider how many books I could buy with the money.
ReplyDeleteI love the quote - "knowledge is free at the library, just bring your own bag" - that is just so true!!!
ReplyDeleteYa gotta love Groucho Marx! Thanks for the great quotes :)
ReplyDeleteI love that Groucho Marx quote, too. One of my coworkers has it for his email sig line!
ReplyDeleteExcellent quotes. I like the O'Rourke one best!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great list of quotes, some of them are going up on my wall!
ReplyDeleteGlad y'all enjoyed some of the quotes. They say a lot about readers and their relationships with books and libraries, don't they?
ReplyDeleteLet me add one of my favs from Winston Churchill "A man (person) can move a mountain with words." Sam, your words move people to books that move mountains.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great Churchill quote, Howard...and thanks for your kind words.
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