 ... he that loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter. By study, by reading, by thinking, one may innocently divert and pleasantly entertain himself, as in all weathers, so in...  History of Boone County, Iowa - Page 9edited by - 1914Full view - About this book
 | William Wright - Law - 2003 - 262 pages
...duties, and his hopes of honourable distinction; and he ought not to devote much time to company, for " he that loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter. By study, by reading, by thinking, one may innocently divert and pleasantly... | |
 | Literary Criticism - 2005 - 145 pages
...themselves much more obliged to the learning of the philosopher, than to the valor of the warrior ? He that loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter. By study, by reading, by thinking, one may innocently divert and pleasantly... | |
 | Iowa - 1915 - 814 pages
...sure, however, that any of these men fully appreciate the value and the full significance of their generosity. In this building rich and poor alike may...for all time the pages of our Western literature. Senator Ericson's ambition to go to his native land as minister from this country, led him to enter... | |
 | Iowa - 1915 - 758 pages
...sure, however, that any of these men fully appreciate the value and the full significance of their generosity. In this building rich and poor alike may...better than all, here, perhaps, may some spark set flre the smouldering fumes of genius, and a flame go forth that will illuminate for all time the pages... | |
 | 546 pages
...and fortunes; so that he can enjoy prosperity with moderation, and sustain adversity with comfort: he that loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter. By study, by reading, by thinking, one may innocently divert and pleasantly... | |
 | Open-air treatment - 1921 - 414 pages
...few hobbies as well worth cultivating as a taste for reading, especially for the hcalthsecker, for "He that loveth a book, will never want a faithful...friend, a wholesome counsellor a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter," says Isaac Barrow. "By study, by reading, by thinking, one may divert and... | |
 | Business - 1921 - 672 pages
...sleep, and action keeps the mind and the body healthy and capable of bigger and better effort. D "HE WHO loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual comforter." — Barrow. D BETWEEN friends explanations should be unnecessary — with... | |
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