One may boast of a full belly, but only upon opening a book does one realize how little one has read. — Zhang Yuelou
For a bird to soar high, it must first flap its wings; for a person to advance, one must first read. — Li Kuchan
The method of reading lies in proceeding step by step, gradually, and in pondering deeply through repeated reading. — Zhu Xi
Reading is to the mind what gymnastics is to the body. — Thomas Edison
The taste of external things may become cloying after long consumption, but the taste of books grows deeper the longer one savors it. — Cheng Yi
Sometimes, reading is a clever way to avoid thinking. — Thomas F. Huxley
If you do not taste the essence of books, you might as well lock them in the attic; you foolish fish, what are you to do, spending the whole day devouring dregs? — Yuan Mei
Without reading, one has no true culture, nor is there any power of discrimination possible. — Alexander Herzen
We may gather knowledge from reading, but we must use thought to separate the chaff from the wheat. — Fustel de Coulanges
Reading is not for the sake of disputation or refutation, nor for credulity or blind following, but for thinking and weighing. — Francis Bacon
An experienced reader uses two eyes: one to see the words on the page, and the other to see the back of the page. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What is the purpose of reading? It is to discern its great meaning, in order to cultivate oneself and govern others; it is to observe its subtle words, in order to perfect the use of essence and spirit. — Wang Fuzhi
No one ever reads for the sake of reading; one reads oneself in books, discovers oneself in books, or examines oneself in books. — Romain Rolland
Indiscriminate reading or endless reading without thought leaves nothing deeply impressed; most of what is read will eventually vanish. — Arthur Schopenhauer
For me, reading is the best means of driving away the unpleasantness of life. There is no sorrow that reading cannot dispel. — Montesquieu
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自家慢诩便便腹，开卷方知未读书。 —— 张月楼
鸟欲高飞先振翅，人求上进先读书。 —— 李苦禅
读书之法，在循序而渐进，熟读而精思。 —— 朱熹
读书对于智慧，就像体操对于身体一样。 —— 爱迪生
外物之味，久则可厌，读书之味，愈久愈深。 —— 程颐
有时候读书是一种巧妙地避开思考的方法。 —— 赫尔普斯
读书不知味，不如束高阁；蠢鱼尔何如，终日食糟粕。 —— 袁牧
不去读书就没有真正的教养，同时也不可能有什么鉴别力。 —— 赫尔岑
我们可以由读书搜集知识，但必须利用思考把糠和麦子分开。 —— 富斯德
读书不是为了雄辩和驳斥，也不是为了轻信和盲从，而是为了思考和权衡。 —— 培根
经验丰富的人读书用两只眼睛，一只眼睛看到纸面上的话，另一只眼睛看到纸的背面。 —— 歌德
夫读书将以何为哉？辨其大义，以修己治人之体也，察其微言，以善精义入神之用也。 —— 王夫之
从来没有人为了读书而读书，只有在书中读自己，在书中发现自己，或检查自己。 —— 罗曼·罗兰
不加思考地滥读或无休止地读书，所读过的东西无法刻骨铭心，其大部分终将消失殆尽。 —— 叔本华
读书对于我来说是驱散生活中的不愉快的最好手段。没有一种苦恼是读书所不能驱散的。 —— 孟德斯鸠
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