I‘ve traveled the world twice over,
Met the famous; saints and sinners,
Poets and artists, kings and queens,
Old stars and hopeful beginners,
I’ve been where no-one’s been before,
Learned secrets from writers and cooks
All with one library ticket
To the wonderful world of books.
~ Anonymous ~
Whether you love it or hate it, do it lots or little, there’s advice here for you from Challies about reading: 10 Tips to Read More and Read Better.
I don’t read as much as I should, don’t vary my reading often enough and don’t read enough old books. I’m thankful for the advice.
And to take it a step further, what about study? Martin Luther said,
“I shall say nothing here about the pure pleasure a man gets from having studied, even though he never holds an office of any kind, how at home by himself he can read all kinds of things, talk and associate with educated people.”
