The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency -- the belief that the here and now is all there is.

Allan Bloom
The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision...
The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision...
The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision...
The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision...
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Everyone is their own person. What makes them unique is what they look at in the world around them. And, what they see is shaped by what they have read in books. There are few people who have never read a book.

Everyone has come to know something about the world with the help of books. We all know that when you read a book, it can change your perspective on things in life for better or for worse. However, reading only helps you in the short run.

The real challenge in life is how to improve yourself day in and day out in order to make progress over time. But, if you do not read good books, you will find it hard to make positive changes.

Source: The Closing Of The American Mind

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