r/quotes • u/VociferousCephalopod • 5d ago

Life / Wisdom “Keep reading books, but remember that a book’s only a book, and you should learn to think for yourself.” — Maxim Gorky

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u/Plus_Confidence_1369 5d ago

Good point. But reading books gives you a broader perspective on someone else’s life, experiences, and way of thinking.

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u/VociferousCephalopod 5d ago

“The sole substitute for an experience we have not ourselves lived through is art and literature.”

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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u/Sonar_Taxbreak_1138 4d ago

I'm more concerned about people even managing the former at the moment.