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" Meek young men grow up in libraries believing it 'their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke, and Bacon were only young men in libraries when they wrote these books. "
Investigations of the Department of Psychology and Education of the ... - Page 20
by University of Colorado. Department of Psychology and Education - 1902
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The Microcosm: Or, Little World of Home, Volumes 1-3

1835 - 616 pages
...grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke and...young men in libraries when they wrote these books. Hence, instead of Man Thinking, we have the book-wonn. Hence, the book-learned class, who value books,...
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The Boston Quarterly Review, Volume 1

1838 - 536 pages
...grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke, and...young men in libraries when they wrote these books." " Books are good only to inspire. I had better never see a book than to be warped by its attraction...
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The United States Democratic Review, Volume 15

1844 - 638 pages
...grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given ; forgetful that Cicero, Locke and...young men in libraries when they wrote these books." Another and still more transcendental writer, if possible, tells us in his " Sayings :" " A man is...
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The United States Magazine and Democratic Review, Volume 15

1844 - 648 pages
...grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given ; forgetful that Cicero, Locke and...young men in libraries when they wrote these books." Another and still more transcendental writer, if possible, tells us in his " Sayings :" " A man is...
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Essays, orations and lectures

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given; forgetful that Cicero, Locke, and...young men in libraries when they wrote these books. This is bad; this is worse than it seems. Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the...
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Essays, Lectures and Orations

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given ; forgetful that Cicero, Locke,...young men in libraries when they wrote these books. Hence, instead of Man Thinking, we have the bookworm. Hence the book-learned class, who value books,...
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Nature; Addresses, and Lectures

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1849 - 408 pages
...grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views, which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke, and...young men in libraries, when they wrote these books. Hence, instead of Man Thinking, we have the bookworm. Hence, the book-learned class, who value books,...
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Massachusetts Quarterly Review, Volume 3

1849 - 448 pages
...grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views, which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke, and...young men in libraries, when they wrote these books. Hence, instead of Man Thinking, we have the bookworm. " Books are the best of things, well used ; abused,...
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The New quarterly review, and digest of current literature, Volume 4

1855 - 534 pages
..."grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given ; forgetful that Cicero, Locke,...young men in libraries when they wrote these books." We will detain the reader no longer, but will at once introduce him to the work before us. The author...
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Miscellanies: Embracing Nature, Addresses, and Lectures

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1856 - 404 pages
...grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views, which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given ; forgetful that Cicero, Locke,...young men in libraries, when they wrote these books. Hence, instead of Man Thinking, we have the bookworm. Hence, the book-learned class, who value books,...
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