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lantairvleaI bought an old, falling apart leather-bound book that, judging by a rough guess at the roman numerals at the front (curse their romans and lack of effecient numbering!), it was printed in 1887.
The initial reason for buying the book was "every library needs an old, leather-bound book that's falling apart to be complete."
But now I know the REAL reason! It's found in this quote!:
"The regular course of studies, the years of academical and professional education, have not yielded me better facts that some idle books under the bench at the Latin School. What we do not call education is more precious that that which we call so. We form no guess, at the time of recieving a thought, of its comparative value. And education often wastes its effort in attempts to thward and baulk this natrual magnetism, which is sure to select what belongs to it." ~R.W. Emerson
And it's true!
and I should be in bed . .. *reads more*
The initial reason for buying the book was "every library needs an old, leather-bound book that's falling apart to be complete."
But now I know the REAL reason! It's found in this quote!:
"The regular course of studies, the years of academical and professional education, have not yielded me better facts that some idle books under the bench at the Latin School. What we do not call education is more precious that that which we call so. We form no guess, at the time of recieving a thought, of its comparative value. And education often wastes its effort in attempts to thward and baulk this natrual magnetism, which is sure to select what belongs to it." ~R.W. Emerson
And it's true!
and I should be in bed . .. *reads more*
