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Quotes About Reading

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produces no concept; therefore, it is dumb.
~ Umberto Eco
and I said to him when you learn to read then you learn everything you didnt know before. But when you write you write only what you know allready so patientia Im better off not knowing how to write because the ass is the ass
~ Umberto Eco
The good of a book lies in it being read. A Book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in turn speak of things.
~ Umberto Eco
most of them won't have a book in the house, though, when they have to, they'll talk about the latest book that's selling millions of copies around the world. Our readers may not read books, but they are fascinated by great eccentric painters who sell for billions.
~ Umberto Eco
I sought peace in everything, but never was I happier than in a corner with a book
~ Umberto Eco
An illiterate person who dies, let us say at my age, has lived one life, whereas I have lived the lives of Napoleon, Caesar, d'Artagnan. So I always encourage young people to read books, because it's an ideal way to develop a great memory and a ravenous multiple personality. And then at the end of your life you have lived countless lives, which is a fabulous privilege.
~ Umberto Eco
O mundo está cheio de livros fantásticos que ninguém lê
~ Umberto Eco
The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb. This library was perhaps born to save the books it houses, but now it lives to bury them. This is why it has become a sink of iniquity.
~ Umberto Eco
Chi non legge, a 70 anni avrà vissuto una sola vita. Chi legge avrà vissuto 5000 anni. A lettura è una immortalità all'indietro.
~ Umberto Eco
Um Humanwissenschaften zu betreiben, genügt es nicht, Kriminalromane zu lesen, als ob sie Parmenides wären, man muß auch Parmenides lesen, als ob er ein Kriminalroman wäre.
~ Umberto Eco
By reading narrative, we escape the anxiety that attacks us when we try to say something about the world.
~ Umberto Eco
The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb. This
~ Umberto Eco
Wer nicht liest, wird mit 70 Jahren nur ein einziges Leben gelebt haben: Sein eigenes. Wer liest, wird 5000 Jahre gelebt haben: Er war dabei, als Kain Abel tötete, als Renzo Lucia heiratete, als Leopardi die Unendlichkeit bewunderte. Denn Lesen ist eine Unsterblichkeit nach hinten." – Der Name der Rose (S. 124 bis 130) von Umberto Eco
~ Umberto Eco
Librat nuk janë bërë për tu besuar, por për t'u hetuar. Kur lexojmë një libër nuk duhet të pyesim veten çfarë thotë, por çfarë nënkupton
~ Umberto Eco
Ok now--I don't read all the time. Remember, that these ratings are over quite a while. I'll try to put in some comments over what I've been reading lately. I like Vince Flynn's spy/thrillers. Also, check out Umberto Eco's one On Beauty--not the precise title, but great art/comments. Also, Sophie's World if you like a pretty unusual story with philosophy mixed in.
~ Umberto Eco
É verdade, disse Bêncio, sorrindo pela primeira vez com o rosto quase se iluminando. Nós vivemos para os livros. Doce missão neste mundo dominado pela desordem e pela decadência.
~ Umberto Eco
Chi legge avrà vissuto 5000 anni. Perché la letteratura è un'immortalità all'indietro
~ Umberto Eco
Los libros no se han hecho para que creamos lo que dicen, sino para que los analicemos. Cuando cogemos un libro, no debemos preguntarnos qué dice, sino qué quiere decir
~ Umberto Eco
Los libros no se han hecho para que creamos en lo que dicen, sino para que los analicemos. Cuando tomamos un libro, no debemos preguntarnos qué dice, sino qué quiere decir.
~ Umberto Eco
So must we then read books without faith, which is a theological virtue?" "There are two other theological virtues as well. The hope that the possible is. And charity, toward those who believed in good faith that the possible was.
~ Umberto Eco
This was my master's way. He not only knew how to read the great book of nature, but also knew the way monks read the books of Scripture, and how they thought through them. A gift that, as we shall see, was to prove useful to him in the days to follow.
~ Umberto Eco
Tôi Ä'ã Ä'i cùng kh?p, ki?m sá»± an bình, r?t cuá»™c ch? tìm th?y nó khi ng?i ? má»™t góc phòng vá»›i má»™t quy?n sách mà thôi…
~ Umberto Eco
Vespers In which the rest of the abbey is visited, William comes to some conclusions about Adelmo's death, there is a conversation with the brother glazier about glasses for reading and about phantoms for those who seek to read too much.   At
~ Umberto Eco
Bizler kitaplar için ya??yoruz. KargaÅŸa ve yozlaÅŸman?n egemen olduÄŸu bir dünyada hoÅŸ bir görev bu.
~ Umberto Eco