John Alfred Langford famous quotes

The love of books is a love which requires neither justification, apology, nor defense.
-- John Alfred Langford

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The only true equalisers in the world are books; the only treasure-house open to all comers is a library; the only wealth which will not decay is knowledge; the only jewel which you can carry beyond the grave is wisdom.
-- John Alfred Langford

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No matter what his rank or position may be, the lover of books is the richest and the happiest of the children of men.
-- John Alfred Langford

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No possession can surpass, or even equal a good library, to the lover of books. Here are treasured up for his daily use and delectation, riches which increase by being consumed, and pleasures that never cloy.
-- John Alfred Langford

#Book #Writing #Library

The only jewel which will not decay is knowledge.
-- John Alfred Langford

#Learning #Jewels #Decay

My depth of purse is not so great Nor yet my bibliophilic greed, That merely buying doth elate: The books I buy I like to read: Still e'en when dawdling in a mead, Beneath a cloudless summer sky, By bank of Thames, or Tyne, or Tweed, The books I read — I like to buy.

The selection of a book-plate is such a serious matter.

He [Hemingway] used a stand-up work place he had fashioned out of the top of of a bookcase near his bed. His portable typewriter was snugged in there and papers were spread along the top of the bookcase on either side of it. He used a reading board for longhand writing.

Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for the scarcity of first editions of Alice in Wonderland and other favorites of the nursery.

I read everything I could find: books and online. Sometimes bigger revelations came to me through finer details or something that you wouldn't pick up just by surface reading.

My father loved biographies. He loved the true tales of interesting people that were shaping our culture. I get why he dug Vanity Fair. You feel smarter, somehow, for reading it.

Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself.

Nixon is finding out there are no tails on an Eisenhower jacket.

I did pose for 'Black and White' magazine, a prestigious, artistic publication, several years ago... I did this as a piece of art and make no apologies for the creative decisions I've made as an artist in my 20-year career.

I want a formal apology from the mayor.