Gustave Flaubert: Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live.

Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educa — Gustave Flaubert

Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live.

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