Good list of quotes! I would add one by Nietzsche: “Ultimately no one can hear in things―books included―more than he already knows.” Reading can help you form

Good list of quotes! I would add one by Nietzsche: “Ultimately no one can hear in things―books included―more than he already knows.” Reading can help you formalize, or put established concepts upon what you have already understood, even if only unconsciously. I remember the gist of a quote about the need to read as much as possible in a young age to inform a Weltanschauung (world view) from which in adulthood you're supposed to build on, but can't remember any source.