A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
—Samuel Johnson
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
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Monday, December 28, 2015
Post #1976
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted.
—Charles Caleb Colton
Monday, December 15, 2014
Post #1706
Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. If you gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make itself felt at the end of the year.
—Horace Mann
—Horace Mann
A deadly viper once bit a hole snipe's hide; But 'twas the viper, not the snipe, that died.
- Dave
- El Paso, Texas, United States
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