“Books afford the surest relief in the most melancholy moments.” BookMomentsReadingReliefMelancholy Author:Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
“The man whose bosom neither riches nor luxury nor grandeur can render happy may, with a book in his hand, forget all his torments under the friendly shade of every tree; and experience pleasures as infinite as they are varied, as pure as they are lasting, as lively as they are unfading, and as compatible with every public duty as they are contributory to private happiness.” MenMayBookHandsReadingForgetPleasureTreeHe ManDutyPureInfiniteRichesLuxuryFriendlyLastingShadeTormentBosomsGrandeurLivelyCompatible Author:Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
“We never read without profit if with the pen or pencil in our hand we mark such ideas as strike us by their novelty, or correct those we already possess.” IfsIdeasHandsReadingMarkProfitStrikesPensPencilsNovelty Author:Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
