What a great treasure can be hidden in a small, selected library! A company of the wisest and the most deserving people from all the civilized countries of the world, for thousands of years, can make the results of their studies and their wisdom available to us. The thought which they might not even reveal to their best friends is written here in clear words for us, people from another century. Yes, we should be grateful for the best books, for the best spiritual achievements in our lives. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
There are too many mediocre books which exist just to entertain the mind. Therefore, read only those books which are accepted without doubt as good. (Lucius Annaeus Seneca)
Read the best books first, otherwise you'll find you do not have time. (Henry David Thoreauj)
The difference between real material poison and intellectual poison is that most material poison is disgusting to the taste, but intellectual poison, which takes the form of cheap newspapers or bad books, can unfortunately sometimes be attractive.
(All of the above quotations are from "A Calendar of Wisdom," by Leo Tolstoy, 1 January)
- Today I selected twenty books that I plan to read from each day in 2009. The idea is to read a page each day and finish all of the books on 31 December 2009. Some of the books selected I have already read more than once. Most of the books are formatted for reading one page each day. When I find something that speaks to me I'll share either in my Arrow Prayers or Mr. Dickie's Blog.
- If you've never tired this approach to reading I highly recommend it. It even works well for reading books that aren't designed for daily reading. You'll be surprised at how many books you can read in a year using this approach when some of the books have less than 365 pages.
Mr. Dickie
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