"Some books are to be tasted others to be swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested.
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences b
~ Francis Bacon ~
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Books must follow sciences, and not sciences b
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"We see then how far the monuments of wit and learning are more durable than the monuments of power, or of the hands. For have not some books continued...
"A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion
"Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
"Books must follow sciences, and not sciences b
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"Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted ...but to weigh and consider.
"Wonder is the seed of knowledge
"They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.
"To conclude, therefore, let no man upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation think or maintain that a man can search too far, or be...
"Nay, the same Solomon the king, although he excelled in the glory of treasure and magnificent buildings, of shipping and navigation, of service and at...
"For all knowledge and wonder (which is the seed of knowledge) is an impression of pleasure in itself.
"Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
"Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to ...
"We see then how far the monuments of wit and learning are more durable than the monuments of power, or of the hands. For have not some books continued...