 | 1855 - 424 Seiten
... . IJHRARY OF THE /.У AE k \ THE fhplar Chraïnr. VOLUME THE SIXTH. BIADING famishes the mind only with materials of knowledge ; it is thinking makes...great load of collections ; unless we chew them over and over again, they will not give us strength and nourishment. There are, indeed, in some writers,... | |
 | Congregational union of England and Wales - 1856 - 754 Seiten
...materials of knowledge ; it is thinking makes them ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and itis notenough to cram ourselves with a great load of collections...nourishment. There are, indeed, in some writers, visible j instances of deep thought, clos acute reasoning, and ideas well pursued. The light these give wmli... | |
 | 1858 - 424 Seiten
...not always so. Heading furnishes the mind only with the materials of knowledge ; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating...to cram ourselves with a great load of collections — we must chew them over again. 34t Grammar of Sature. GRAMMAR OF NATURE. Nature is an unbound volume.... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1859 - 368 Seiten
...re-act upon them, make them its own, and turn them to account. " It is not enough," said John Locke, "to cram ourselves with a great load of collections;...again, they will not give us strength and nourishment." That which is put into us by others is always far less ours than that which we acquire by our own diligent... | |
 | William Parsons Atkinson - 1860 - 64 Seiten
...part of that which is spent in reading." " Reading," says Locke,* " furnishes the mind only with the materials of knowledge ; it is thinking makes what...again, they will not give us strength and nourishment." And here T wish to make an important distinction. I have said a good word for miscellaneous reading,... | |
 | Anne Mathews - 1860 - 380 Seiten
...Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge ; it is thinking makes what we read ours. It is not enough to cram ourselves with a great load...chew them over again, they will not give us strength. Most people do not understand the meaning of Nonsense. The Duchess of Queensbury used to say, " She... | |
 | sir Matthew Digby Wyatt - 1861 - 202 Seiten
...GREVILLE, LORD BROOKE, born 1551. FOR LIBRARIES, STUDIES, AND BOOK-ROOMS. " Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge : it is thinking makes...chew them over again, they will not give us strength or nourishment." — LOCKE. " Crafty men contemn studies ; simple men admire them ; and wise men use... | |
 | 1861 - 876 Seiten
...furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge ; it is thinking that makes v. liai we read ours. \Ve are of the ruminating kind, and it is not enough to...they will not give us strength and nourishment.— John Locke. ORIGINAL POETRY. , TO-MORROW. Вт the star portal» uf the night I kneel, And yearn to... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 Seiten
...are thought to understand everything too ; but it is not always so. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge : it is thinking makes...are indeed in some writers visible instances of deep thought, close and acute reasoning, and ideas well pursued. The light these would give would be of... | |
 | Book, H. A. - 1865 - 184 Seiten
...est fort intelligible. LA BRUYÈRE. 22 A BOOK OF THOUGHTS. READING. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking makes...again they will not give us strength and nourishment. PURPOSELESS READING. LOCKE. Reading without purpose is sauntering, not exercise. More is got from one... | |
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Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and it is not enough to cram ourselves with a great load of collections; unless we chew them over again, they will not... 
