Quotes by Chambers, Oswald

Earnestness is not by any means everything; it is very often a subtle >>

When a man gets to despair he knows that all his thinking will never g >>

Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man. >>

Quotations about Books - Reading

A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't s >>

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodles >>

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads. >>

Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors, that they are ready to repeat their lesson as often as we please.

Chambers, Oswald