The three practical rules, then, which I have to offer are: 1. Never read any book that is not a year old.
2. Never read any but famed books.
3. Never read any but what you like.


Society and Solitude (1870)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The three practical rules, then, which I have to offer are: 1. Never read any book that is not a year old. 2. Never read any but famed books. 3....

The three practical rules, then, which I have to offer are: 1. Never read any book that is not a year old. 2. Never read any but famed books. 3....

The three practical rules, then, which I have to offer are: 1. Never read any book that is not a year old. 2. Never read any but famed books. 3....

The three practical rules, then, which I have to offer are: 1. Never read any book that is not a year old. 2. Never read any but famed books. 3....