 It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable means of communication are in the reach of all. In the best books great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.  The Book-lovers' Anthology - Page 17edited by - 1911 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Young Men's Christian Associations (London, England) - 1873 - 386 pages
...we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and those invaluable means of communication are now within the reach of all. In the best books great men talk...give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their soul into ours. God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make... | |
 | Godfrey Golding - 1873 - 348 pages
...s 0 (D IB Time is money. Books are the true levellers. BOOKS. ffl G a 0 Jsi (0 0 $ •0 o 0 a> ' T is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse...; and these invaluable means of communication are within the reach of all. In the best books great v> men talk to us — give us their most precious... | |
 | 1874 - 414 pages
...LIBRARIES CATALOGUED AND APPRAISED. "It is through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds ; in books great men talk to us> give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours ; they are the voice of the distant and the dead. I shall never pine for want of intellectual companionship,... | |
 | 1906 - 730 pages
...want to understand any subject whatever, read the best books upon it you can hear of." — Ruskin. "It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds; and these invaluable communications are within the reach of all." — Countess de Genlis. " The first time I read an excellent... | |
 | 1889 - 744 pages
...Hamilton wrote, there is nothing great in Nature but man, and nothing great in man but mind. And ' in the best books great men talk to us, give us their...They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and they make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages. Books are the true levellers. They give to all,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 768 pages
...and, if possible, ignored, by all sane creatures ! CARLYLE : To S. Austin Allibonc, l8M July, 1859. It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse...invaluable means of communication are in the reach «f all. In the best books great men talk to us, give us [heir most precious thoughts, and pour iheir... | |
 | 1876 - 450 pages
...we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation. It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds ; " and these invaluable communications are within the reach of all."— Madame de Genlis. " the great minds of former ages.... | |
 | Thomas Aspden - 1877 - 200 pages
...-cloud that hud hidden it has passed away, is ajain bright in its proper position " (Johnson}. — "It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse...precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours. Gnd be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of tho... | |
 | Frederic Beecher Perkins - 1877 - 364 pages
...we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation. It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds ; " and these invaluable communications are within the reach of all." — Madame de OerMi. " the great minds of former ages.... | |
 | Frederic Beecher Perkins - 1877 - 388 pages
...we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation. It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds ; " and these invaluable communications are within the reach of all." — Madame de Genlie. " the great minds of former ages.... | |
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