VALUE OF READING
Ttie ■ v?lue of reading, even when snatched "in rare moments •of leisure, was emphasised by Mr. Johnßuclyiniinj a recent lecture. ' "The interests of human life aro endless,- and the more voracious a human ' being is about' them-the; better for him," said Mr. Buchan. "It is,better that a man's reach-should, exceed his grasp, because that kind of curiosity is the best thing to keep one young. There are two sides of life in which I think all of us must v be'interested -in our leisure moments. ■ The first is that world-wide realm, which we.enter by reading. All our .lives are necessarily circumscribed^ but : the medium of books wol can enter into a thousand different worlds and see a thousand new typos of character. The'busiest men I have known have been men who have) known how to put their leisure to the best possible use in this way. I know a very.prominent engineer who has made himself a firstrdass philosopher by his private reading; an eminent civil servant' who, in the same way, has . made • valuable contributions to mathematical science, and by far the best. ornithologist ■I ■ know' is a member of the.present.Cabinet." ..,'
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 23, 27 January 1934, Page 18
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194VALUE OF READING Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 23, 27 January 1934, Page 18
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