"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less."

"I can't imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once."

"A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading."

"Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably."

"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me."

"It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between."