Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return to them again and again for, like true friends, they will never fail us - never cease to instruct - never cloy.
Books are a real solace, friendships are good but action is better than all.
Books are such a great way to spend time with your children, open lines of communication with your children, and just build that strong foundation.
Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
I really have lived in books. Books are friends. They are some of the friends that make you who you are.
Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.
I don't suppose that I know more about life than anyone of my age, but it seems to me that, in the capacity of an interlocutor, a book is more reliable than a friend or a beloved.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.
Throughout my career as a lawyer, teacher and labor leader, books have remained my constant companion - stuffed into a briefcase, overflowing on my bedside table, stacked on my desk at work. Books have carried me to distant worlds, opened new doors and made me feel empathy, compassion, anger, fear, joy, acceptance - and everything in between.
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