Literature Quotes
Books change lives. Authors and readers reflect on the power of the written word.
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"The written word preserves what hands create."Jedediah Strutt
"Literature preserves the spirit of an age."Jedediah Strutt
"Literature is the mirror in which society sees itself most clearly."William Astor
"Literature preserves the human spirit."George Stephenson
"Literature enriches the soul."Marshall Field
"Literature preserves the dreams of one age so that future ages may dare to exceed them."George Stephenson
"Literature is the mirror of life."Frank Woolworth
"Literature teaches that every story needs conflict; every business needs challenge."Marshall Field
"In literature and in engineering, one must understand the grammar of one's medium."Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"Literature enlarges the mind; engineering enlarges the possibilities of the physical world."Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"The written word preserves innovation for generations; therefore, document your discoveries thoroughly."Jedediah Strutt
"Literature records the dreams that inventors pursue; let us write new chapters daily."Jedediah Strutt
"Let your work be your literature, your machines your poetry, your legacy your finest book."Jedediah Strutt
"Literature preserves the dreams that engineers actualize."George Stephenson
"Literature opens new worlds to us."Owen D. Young
"Literature preserves human experience."Owen D. Young
"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages for those willing to read."Marshall Field
"Literature connects us across time to universal human truths."Marshall Field
"A man who does not read is no better off than one who cannot."Harvey Firestone
"Literature preserves the thoughts that transcend the moment."Harvey Firestone
"Literature preserves the wisdom of the ages."Guglielmo Marconi
"Literature holds up a mirror to society, showing us who we are and who we might become."Owen D. Young
"Literature and poetry remind us that commerce, at its best, is a form of human expression."James Cash Penney
"Literature opens the doors of imagination."George Eastman
"Literature opens windows into the human soul and diverse experiences."John D. Rockefeller Jr.
"Literature preserves the wisdom of generations for the future."Harvey Firestone
"Literature connects us across time to the human experience itself."Harvey Firestone
"The greatest books are written in the laboratory and the workshop"Guglielmo Marconi
"Literature is the mirror of the human condition."John D. Rockefeller Jr.
"Literature and art remind us of what it means to be human."George Eastman