 | John Locke - Commonplace-books - 1706 - 352 pages
...the ruminating kind, and 'tis not enough to cram our felves with a great Joad of Collections, unlefs we chew them over again, they will not give us Strength and Nourimmenr. There are indeed in fome Writers vifible inftances of deep Thought, clofe and acute Reafoning,... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 554 pages
...Reading furftifties the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking makes what we read ours. We are of the •ruminating kind, and it is not enough to cram ourfelvw with a great lead of collections; unlefs we chew them over again, tlwy will not give us ftrength... | |
 | J. JOHNSON - 1801 - 374 pages
...Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and it is not enough...again, they will not give us strength and nourishment. They are, indeed, in some writers visible instances of deep thoughts, close and acute reasoning, and... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 168 pages
...materials of knowledge, k is thinking jnakes what we read ours. We are of a ruminating •kind, «nd it is not enough to cram ourselves with a great load...collections; unless we chew them over •again, they will Hot give us strength and nourish:* ifnettt. There are indeed in .some writers visible anstances'of... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 986 pages
...Reading furniJhes the mind only with materials of knowledge ; it is thinking makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and it is not enough to cram ourfelves with a great load of collections; unlefs we chew them over again, they $ 20. Reading. ^ 252... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...Reading furnifhes the mind only with materials of knowledge ; it is thinking makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and it is not enough to cram onrfelves with a great load of collections ; unlefs we chew tliem over again, thejr ^6^ Of the ConduR... | |
 | John Locke - 1802 - 308 pages
...Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking iniikes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and it is not enough...There are indeed in some writers visible instances of deep thought, close and acute reasoning, and ideas well pursued. The light these would give, would... | |
 | John Locke - Intellect - 1802 - 184 pages
...Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking makes what ' wereadoursy We are of the ruminating kind, and it is not enough...and nourishment. There are indeed in some writers visihle instances of deep thought, close and acute reasoning, and idea; well pursued. The light the.e... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 508 pages
...materials of knowledge, it is thinking makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kinfl, and: it1 is not enough to cram ourselves with a great load...nourishment. There are, indeed, in some writers visible insjiauces of deep thoughts, close and acute reasoning, and ideas well pursued. The light these would... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 520 pages
...Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and it is not enough...them over again, they will not give us strength and nourislw meut. There are, indeed, in some writers visible instances of deep thoughts, close and acute... | |
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THIS is THAT which I think great readers are apt to be mistaken in. Those who have read of everything are thought to understand everything too; but it is not always so. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking makes... 
