"Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life."

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Source : "How To Read A Book". Book by Mortimer J. Adler, 1940.

Mortimer Adler

#Inspirational Quotes #Good Life Quotes #Reading Quotes

“The great artist Michelangelo claimed that his sculptures were already present in the stone, and all he had to do was carve away everything else. Our understanding of identity is often similar: Beneath the many layers of shoulds and shouldnâ€™ts that cover us, there lies a constant, single, true self that is just waiting to be discovered.”
“The enemy is every expert who practices technocratic manipulation, the enemy is every proponent of standardization and the enemy is every victim who is so dull and lazy and weak as to allow himself to be manipulated and standardized.”
“Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.”
“I wish I could go home. I've been on the road since May. I wonder if my dogs still remember me”
“I always remember having a healthy respect for my grandmother.”
“An actress friend of mine shared a great trick. She told me to stick my tongue behind my teeth when I smile to keep from over-smiling. If you smile without doing it, sometimes your gums show a little too much. It's an actor's trick!”
“As long as we have to administer the law we must do so according to the law as it is. We are not here to make the law.”
“Well, we've made some changes on this tour. We're no longer sleeping in the parking lots and swimming in the fountains. We've been staying in hotels most of the way, though I will say some hotels have declined to take us because we're just having too much fun.”

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