1. That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.

A good book makes people want something when they open it and gain something when they close it.

2. The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries.

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries. People sit down and talk for a long time.

3. Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.

Reading makes a person enriched, debating makes a person alert, and writing makes a person rigorous.

4. Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily, it must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and more than all, must be prayed for.

True knowledge is like a treasure, it is not easily obtained. It must be studied, studied, thought, and most importantly, it must have a strong desire for knowledge.

5. Knowledge is the food of soul.

Knowledge is the food of the soul.