ISBN: 9781333221669

Paperback, [EAN: 9781333221669], Forgotten Books, Forgotten Books, Book, [PU: Forgotten Books], Forgotten Books, Excerpt from The Record of a Reading Club: An Account of the Aims, Methods… Plus…

Paperback, [EAN: 9781333221669], Forgotten Books, Forgotten Books, Book, [PU: Forgotten Books], Forgotten Books, Excerpt from The Record of a Reading Club: An Account of the Aims, Methods and Work of the Mermaid Club of Germantown, Philadelphia, 1877-1887The essence of intellectual living does not reside in extent of science or in perfection of expression, but in a constant preference for higher thoughts over lower thoughts, and this preference may be the habit ofa mind which has not any very considerable amount of informa tion. Whoever reads English is richer in the aids to culture then Plato was, yet Plato [haug/zt intellectually. It is not erudition that makes the intellectual man, but a sort of virtue which delights in beautiful and Vigorous thinking - just as moral virtue delights in vigorous and beautiful conduct. Intellectual living is not so much an accomplishment, as a state or condition of the mind, in which it seeks earnestly for the highest and purest truth. - s'lz'p Gilbert Hammerton.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., 11444, Almanacs & Yearbooks, 21, Reference, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

2018, ISBN: 1333221665

[EAN: 9781333221669], New book, [PU: Forgotten Books, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Excerpt from The Record of a Reading Club: An Account of the Aims, Methods and Wor… Plus…

[EAN: 9781333221669], New book, [PU: Forgotten Books, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Excerpt from The Record of a Reading Club: An Account of the Aims, Methods and Work of the Mermaid Club of Germantown, Philadelphia, 1877-1887 The essence of intellectual living does not reside in extent of science or in perfection of expression, but in a constant preference for higher thoughts over lower thoughts, and this preference may be the habit ofa mind which has not any very considerable amount of informa tion. Whoever reads English is richer in the aids to culture then Plato was, yet Plato [haug/zt intellectually. It is not erudition that makes the intellectual man, but a sort of virtue which delights in beautiful and Vigorous thinking - just as moral virtue delights in vigorous and beautiful conduct. Intellectual living is not so much an accomplishment, as a state or condition of the mind, in which it seeks earnestly for the highest and purest truth. - s'lz'p Gilbert Hammerton. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. ***** Print on Demand *****.<

2018, ISBN: 1333221665

[EAN: 9781333221669], New book, [PU: Forgotten Books, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Excerpt from The Record of a Reading Club: An Account of the Aims, Methods and Wor… Plus…

[EAN: 9781333221669], New book, [PU: Forgotten Books, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Excerpt from The Record of a Reading Club: An Account of the Aims, Methods and Work of the Mermaid Club of Germantown, Philadelphia, 1877-1887 The essence of intellectual living does not reside in extent of science or in perfection of expression, but in a constant preference for higher thoughts over lower thoughts, and this preference may be the habit ofa mind which has not any very considerable amount of informa tion. Whoever reads English is richer in the aids to culture then Plato was, yet Plato [haug/zt intellectually. It is not erudition that makes the intellectual man, but a sort of virtue which delights in beautiful and Vigorous thinking - just as moral virtue delights in vigorous and beautiful conduct. Intellectual living is not so much an accomplishment, as a state or condition of the mind, in which it seeks earnestly for the highest and purest truth. - s'lz'p Gilbert Hammerton. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. ***** Print on Demand *****.<

2016, ISBN: 9781333221669

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2016, ISBN: 1333221665

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