Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligend attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, aracts made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books, el distilled books are like on distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man; ference a ready man; and writing a man.
And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he fer little, he had need have a prent wit: and if he read little, he had need have much ing, to em to know that he doth not. Histories make men wi; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; mrave; logid rhetoric able to tend. Abeunt studia in mores. Nay, there is no stond or impediment i but may be wrought out by fit studies; like as dias of the body may have appropriate exercis.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligend attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, aracts made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books, el distilled books are like on distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man; ference a ready man; and writing a man.
And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he fer little, he had need have a prent wit: and if he read little, he had need have much ing, to em to know that he doth not. Histories make men wi; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; mrave; logid rhetoric able to tend. Abeunt studia in mores. Nay, there is no stond or impediment i but may be wrought out by fit studies; like as dias of the body may have appropriate exercis.