“It is an aphorism in physic, that unwholesome airs, because perpetually sucked into the lungs, do distemper health more than coarser diet used but at set times. The like may be said of society, which, if good, is a better refiner of the spirits than ordinary books.” IfsMaySaidBookUsedSpiritAirSocietyOrdinaryDietsAphorismLungs Author:Frances Osborne
“A few books, well studied, and thoroughly digested, nourish the understanding more than hundreds but gargled in the mouth, as ordinary students use.” WellsBookUseUnderstandingStudyStudentsOrdinaryMouths Author:Frances Osborne
