Perusal Quotes

The Bible is the cornerstone of liberty. . . . Students' perusal of the sacred volume will make us better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands. - Thomas Jefferson

The aim of the tests carried on with these syllable series was, by means of repeated audible perusal of the separate series, to so impress them that immediately afterward they could voluntarily be reproduced. - Hermann Ebbinghaus

Books that have become classics - books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal - always remind me of retired colonels and majors and captains who, having reached the age limit, find themselves retired on half pay. - Thomas Bailey Aldrich