Charles Caleb Colton: When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it…
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted.
In today’s wordsWhen we come across a useful maxim in our reading, we should make it our own and apply it right away, as we would advice from a friend we'd gone to on purpose.
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