“We do not have to know everything about something in order to understand it; too many facts are often as much of an obstacle to understanding as too few. There is a sense in which we moderns are inundated with facts to the detriment of understanding.” FactsUnderstanding Book:How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading Source: How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
“To pass from understanding less to understanding more by your own intellectual effort in reading is something like pulling yourself up by your bootstraps.” PhilosophyReadingUnderstandingEducationLearningDiscipline Book:How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading Source: How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading