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Some books should be sampled, some read through, and a few read wholly with close attention
Drawn from what Francis Bacon said
What Francis Bacon actually said
- Francis Bacon English philosopher, lawyer and statesman (1561 to 1626)
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 diligence and attention.
Where this was said
↗The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625 edition)gutenberg.org
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