famous quotes and quotations Over 15,000 quotations and famous quotes.




box bottom

QuoteWorld :: Books :: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson in Books category:
Quote Rating  
"Only those books come down which deserve to last . All the gilt edges, vellum and morocco, all the presentation copies to all the libraries will not preserve a book in circulation beyond its intrinsic date." 2.0000 average rating  
"Never read a book that is not a year old." 3.7500 average rating  
"Every burned book or house enlightens the world; every suppressed or expunged word reverberates through the earth from side to side." 4.5000 average rating  
"I am sure of this, that by going much alone a man will get more of a noble courage in thought and word than from all the wisdom that is in books." 4.6667 average rating  
"In the highest civilization, the book is still the highest delight. He who has once known its satisfactions is provided with a resource against calamity."  
 




QuoteWorld © 2012