Quotes by Maurice Francis Egan

"Emerson tried to teach us that there can be infinite beauties in a little space—untold joys within a day—and he asks us to take short outlooks."
Maurice Francis Egan
"The art of injudicious reading, the art of miscellaneous reading which every normal man ought to cultivate, is a very fine and satisfactory art; for the best guide to books is a book itself. It clasps hands with a thousand other books."
Maurice Francis Egan
"Each of us will make his own shelf of books. The book for me is the book that delights, attracts, soothes, or uplifts me."
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Maurice Francis Egan (May 24, 1852 – January 15, 1924) was an American writer and diplomat. He was a prolific writer and had a long and successful career as a Catholic journalist, literary critic, and...