| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Reading |
| | And better had they ne’er been born,
Who read to doubt or read to scorn. Walter Scott. | 1 |
| By reading a man antedates his life and makes himself contemporary with ages past. Collier. | 2 |
| He that can read and meditate will not find his evenings long or life tedious. | 3 |
| Read and you will know. Mother of Sir William Jones. | 4 |
| Reading between the lines. | 5 |
| Reading maketh a full man, conversation a ready man, and writing an exact man. Bacon. | 6 | | |
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