Edward Bulwer-Lytton: More is got from one book on which the thought settles for a definite end in…
More is got from one book on which the thought settles for a definite end in knowledge, than from libraries skimmed over by a wandering eye. A cottage flower gives honey to the bee, a king's garden none to the butterfly.
In today’s wordsYou get more from one book that your thought settles on for a definite purpose than from libraries skimmed with a wandering eye. A cottage flower gives honey to the bee; a king's garden gives none to the butterfly.
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