Holbrook Jackson
Holbrook Jackson
George Holbrook Jacksonwas a British journalist, writer and publisher. He was recognised as one of the leading bibliophiles of his time...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
intuition reason instinct
Intuition is reason in a hurry.
No one is ever old enough to know better
real blind great-men
The possession of a great many things, even the best of things, tends to blind one to the real value of anything.
book grows
The newest books are those that never grow old.
book reading drunk
A good book is always on tap; it may be decanted and drunk a hundred times, and it is still there for further imbibement.
mistake ignorance men
Why did Nature create man? Was it to show that she is big enough to make mistakes, or was it pure ignorance?
sacrifice form bargaining
Sacrifice is a form of bargaining.
book joy forever
Book-love, I say again, lasts throughout life, it never flags or fails, but, like Beauty itself, is a joy forever.
book reading exercise
Past and present, it is all the same, books are necromancers, they exercise an influence more varied, more lasting, than any magic known to man.
children hate book
Education begins by teaching children to read and ends by making most of them hate reading.
love self subtle
Love is the most subtle form of self-interest.
book obscenity prove
History proves there is no better advertisement for a book than to condemn it for obscenity.
friendship god dog
Man is a dog's idea of what God should be.
giving rich poor
The poor are the only consistent altruists; they sell all they have and give it to the rich.