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Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to read wholly, and with diligence and attention.

-Francis Bacon

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  1. Tere Kirkland says

    January 27, 2010 at 3:43 pm

    Great quote. I just started Hush, Hush yesterday and feel like I’m swallowing it whole! πŸ˜‰

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  2. Jen says

    January 27, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    Excellent quote…

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  3. Shannon O'Donnell says

    January 27, 2010 at 3:46 pm

    I’ve always loved this quote. It’s on my list of favorites. πŸ™‚

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  4. pauling says

    January 27, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    Now that is one long sentence! πŸ™‚

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  5. Tamika: says

    January 27, 2010 at 6:53 pm

    Love this quote! I’m pinning it with my other favorites.

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  6. Veronica Barton-Dean says

    January 27, 2010 at 8:30 pm

    Amazing quote and so true:)

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  7. Voidwalker says

    January 27, 2010 at 9:08 pm

    Ah. Sir Francis Bacon. Good stuff. I have a book compiled of his writings on all sorts of things. I think this is probably in it. I’ll have to check.

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  8. Jemi Fraser says

    January 27, 2010 at 10:40 pm

    Great quote!!

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  9. Elle Strauss says

    January 28, 2010 at 12:56 am

    Thanks for the quote! And I’d add, and some to be slurped like a fruit smoothy.

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  10. Tabitha Bird says

    January 28, 2010 at 3:09 am

    Beautiful quotes. That quote about sums it up for me πŸ™‚

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  11. Caroline Starr Rose says

    January 28, 2010 at 1:06 pm

    Shannon, I used to have a portion of this one in my classroom.

    Elle, love it!!

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  12. Natalie says

    January 28, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    What a wise man.

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  13. Callista says

    January 28, 2010 at 3:45 pm

    I like that quote! Thanks for sharing.

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