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Francis Bacon

“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 are to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.”

Francis Bacon, The Essays
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The Essays The Essays by Francis Bacon
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