 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1870 - 316 pages
...reading day by day from the newspaper to the standard authors But who dare speak of such a thing ? The three practical rules, then, which I have to offer,...not a year old. 2. Never read any but famed books. 8. Never read any but what you like ; or, in Shakspeare's phrase, " No profit goes where is no pleasure... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1870 - 284 pages
...authors — But who dare speak of such a thing ? The three practical rules, then, which I have to oner, are, — 1. Never read any book that is not a year...books. 3. Never read any but what you like ; or, in Shakspeare's phrase, " No profit goes where is no pleasure ta'en : lu brief, sir, study what you mast... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1870 - 304 pages
...who dare speak of such a thing ? The three practical rules, then, which I have to offer, are — i. Never read any book that is not a year old. 2. Never...books. 3. Never read any but what you like ; or, in Shakspeare's phrase — " No profit goes where is no pleasure ta'en : In brief, sir, study what you... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1870 - 286 pages
...reading day by day from the newspaper to the standard authors — But who dare speak of such a thing ? . The three practical rules, then, which I have to offer, are. — 1- Nsver read any book that is not a year old. 2. Never read any but famed books. 3. Never read any but... | |
 | Theophilus Stork - 1871 - 190 pages
...of the body; and the Life everlasting. Amen. PREFATORY. MERSON gives three rules about reading: " i. Never read any book that is not a year old. 2. Never...famed books. 3. Never read any but what you like." Under the first two directories we are ruled out utterly; but there is something of hope for us in... | |
 | 1872 - 264 pages
...They are not rules for selecting a course of reading, but rules for not reading some» kinds of books. 1. Never read any book that is not a year old. 2. Never read any but famed books. 3. Never read any books but what you like. Now I have not one word to say against those rules ; indeed, with a trifling... | |
 | 1872 - 368 pages
...They are not rules for selecting a course of reading, but rules for not reading some kinds of books. 1. Never read any book that is not a year old. 2. Never read any but famed books. 3. Never read any books but what you like. Now I have not one word to say against those rules ; indeed, with a trifling... | |
 | 1876 - 450 pages
...They are not rules for selecting a course of reading, but rules for not reading some kinds of books. 1. Never read any book that is not a year old. 2. Never read any but famed books. 3. Never read any books but what you like. Now I have not one word to say against those rules ; indeed, with a trifling... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1876 - 408 pages
...gossip of the hour. . . . The three practical rules I have to offer are these : — 1. Never read a book that is not a year old ; 2. Never read any but famed books ; 3. Ntvcr read any but what you like." Lord Lytton a maxim is : " In science, read by preference the newest... | |
 | Frederic Beecher Perkins - 1877 - 388 pages
...They are not rules for selecting a course of reading, but rules for not reading soma kinds of books. 1. Never read any book that is not a year old. 2. Never read any but famed books. 3. Never read any books but what you like. Now I have not one word to say against those rules ; indeed, with a trifling... | |
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The three practical rules, then, which I have to offer, are — 1. Never read any book that is not a year old. 2. Never read any but famed books. 3. Never read any but what you like; or, in Shakspeare's phrase — No profit goes where is no pleasure ta'en:... 
