June 10

“Read not to contradict nor confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weight and consider.”

BACON

“I would utter a caution against a too exclusive adherence to one class of books. There is certainly a danger of cramping the mind and losing power and sympathy by unfamiliarity with other classes of literature. It is surely well for those who have leisure to make their reading more varied, and to train and cultivate their minds by some little study of history, biography, natural science, and poetry.”

Bishop WALSHAM HOW

“Adjust your proposed amount of reading to your time and inclination – this is perfectly free to every man, but whether that amount be large or small, let it be varied in its kind, and largely varied . . . keep your view of men and things extensive.”

Dr. ARNOLD