Sydney Smith Quotes

Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation - what are they? They are the happiest people in the world.

People really need to take time and read a book. You know? That’s my advice. You could read A New Slant on Life, you could read Dianetics. And I think if you really read it, you’ll understand it, but unless you do, you’ll speculate. And I think that’s a mistake to do that.

Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.

If you nurture your mind, body, and spirit, your time will expand. You will gain a new perspective that will allow you to accomplish much more.

A great reader seldom recognizes his solitude.

Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

I read a book a week. I try to keep my mind working.

You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person.

Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.

No matter how busy I am, I find time to read, day and night.

I don't read for amusement, I read for enlightenment. I do a lot of reviewing, so I have a steady assignment of reading. I'm also a judge for the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which gives awards to literature and nonfiction.

I like to be with my friends and my family, listen to music and read books. Things like that relax me.

In this world good books make up for the absence of good companions, so that all Indians, if they want to live happily in jail, should accustom themselves to reading good books.

I just really like learning. I have to keep using my brain; otherwise, I get depressed.

Read a record number of books in a given month. If you're focused on intellectual growth, train yourself to study harder and longer than ever before.

I don't drink alcohol too late in the evening; I read a good book.

You stay teachable most by reading books. By reading what other people went through.

I love Alain de Botton and listen to his little 'School of Life' YouTube vids as I do the dishes.

I am not a gym person, so I do walk a lot. I find gym is incredibly boring. Other thing I do is to devour books because I feel we need to feed our mind as well.

Reading makes me feel I've accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. ... Reading is bliss.

The only thing worse than not reading a book in the last ninety days is not reading a book in the last ninety days and thinking that it doesn't matter

Read good, big important things.

Good books are as friends, willing to give to us if we are willing to make a little effort.

Do you wish to learn? There are books that can teach you anything, and there is no cheaper form of education, nor one whose effects are more lasting. My education came from books, and they have been my companions by many campfires, in bunkhouses, ships' forecastles, in hotels and on planes. No matter where you find me, I am never far from a book.

You'll enjoy it. There is much you can learn from books and scrolls," said Jeod. He gestured at the walls. "These books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life." "It sounds intriguing," admitted Eragon. "Always the scholar, aren't you?" asked Brom. Jeod shrugged. "Not anymore. I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile.