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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Mental Exercise

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."

~ Joseph Addison

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Reading Quotations...

Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand,and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors,that they are ready to repeat their lesson as often as we please.
~ Oswald Chambers ~

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.~ Joseph Addison ~

Show me the books he loves and I shall know the manfar better than through mortal friends.~ Dawn Adams ~

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~ Chinese proverb ~

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.~ Walt Disney ~

If we encounter a man of rare intellect,we should ask him what books he reads. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends;they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors,and the most patient of teachers. ~ Charles W. Eliot ~

The more that you read,the more things you will know.The more that you learn,the more places you'll go. ~ Dr. Seuss ~

Books are the treasured wealth of the worldand the fit inheritance of generations and nations. ~ Henry David Thoreau ~

Read the best books first,or you may not have a chance to read them at all.~ Henry David Thoreau ~

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures. ~ Jessamyn West ~

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Mental Exercise

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