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" 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 to cram ourselves with a great load of collections; unless we chew them over again, they will not... "
Handbook for Readers and Students, Intended as a Help to Individuals ... - Page 16
by Alonzo Potter - 1843 - 330 pages
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Posthumous Works

John Locke - 1706 - 352 pages
...but it", is not always fo. Reading furnimes the Mind only with Materials of Knowledge , 'tis Thinking makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and 'tis not enough to cram our felves with a great Joad of Collections, unlefs we chew them over again,...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 2

John Locke - 1796 - 554 pages
...it is not always fo. 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...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: With Thoughts on the Conduct of ...

John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...but it is not always fo. 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...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: With Thoughts on the ..., Volumes 1-3

John Locke - 1801 - 986 pages
...but it is not always fo. Reading families 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 _ will not give us...
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THE WORKS OF JOHN LOCKE

J. JOHNSON - 1801 - 374 pages
...be mistaken in. Those who have read of every thing, are thought to understand every thing too; but it is not always so. 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 to cram ourselves with...
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The conduct of the understanding

John Locke - 1801 - 168 pages
...be mistaken in. Those who have read of .every thing, are thought to understand every thing too ; Lut it is not always so. Reading furnishes the mind .only .with materials of knowledge, k is thinking jnakes what we read ours. We are of a ruminating •kind, «nd it is not enough to cram...
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Philosophical beauties selected from the works of John Locke

John Locke - 1802 - 308 pages
...mistaken in. Those \vhp have read of every filing, are taught to understand every tiling too ; but it is not always so. 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 to cram ourselves with...
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The Conduct of the Understanding

John Locke - 1802 - 184 pages
...he mistaken in. Those who have read of every thing, are thought to understand every thing too; hut it is not always so. 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 to cram ourselves with...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 2

John Locke - 1805 - 520 pages
...be mistaken in. Those •who have read of every thing, are thought to understand ewry thingStoo; but it is not always so. 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 to cram ourselves with...
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A Manual of Essays: Selected from Various Authors

Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...39READING. (Locke.) THOSE who have read of every thing, are thought to understand every thing too ; but it is not always so. 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 to cram ourselves with...
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