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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt:...that you may carry to the fire, and 00 s hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all; such books form the mass of general and easy reading.--Anecdotes of Johnson by Hawkins. Test of That book is good in vain which the reader throws away.--Lives of the Poets. Books Dryden Reading of People seldom read a book which is given to them. The way to spread a work is to sell it at a low price.--Life. April 27, 1773. Books of Books of travels will be good in proportion as to what a man has previously in his mind; his knowing what to observe; his power of contrasting one mode of life with another. As the Spanish proverb says, "He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him." So it is in travelling: a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.--Life. April 17, 1778. Bounty always receives part of its value ounty from the manner in which it is bestowed.--Life, p. 248. In the first place, the flavour of brandy is Brandy most grateful to the palate; and then brandy will do soonest for a man what drinking can do for him. And yet, as in all pleasure hope is a considerable part, I know not but fruition comes too quick by brandy.--Life. April 7, 1779. Good Perfect good breeding consists in having ree ing no particular mark of any profession, but a general elegance of manners.--Life. October 10, 1769. Business It very seldom happens to man that his business is his pleasure.--Idler, No. 102. Necessity of It is difficult to negotiate where neither Business will trust.--Rasselas, ch. xxxvi. Multiplicity Whoever is engaged in multiplicity of Business business, must transact much by substitution, and leave something to hazard.--Idler, No. 19. The Purpose To be idle is the ultimate purpos...