The wisdom of Abraham Lincoln (part 11)

"A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.

It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems.

And not only so. It gives a relish, and facility, for successfully pursuing the unsolved ones."

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

16^th President of the United States

I just like the quiet, full, erudite, confident exposition of this Lincoln gem, Old Abe was a wordsmith, no doubt about it.

He was a book lover and a confirmed reader.

If you relish les bons mots, if you get a little thrill when some reflective wisdom is expressed just so, then this is a curiously satisfying way of saying that there is a good alternative to spending another hour or two playing Grand Theft Auto V.

http://barleyliterate.blogspot.com/2013/04/every-book-is-new-experience.html

http://barleyliterate.blogspot.com/2013/04/if-you-didnt-read-book-last-year-dont.html

http://barleyliterate.blogspot.com/2013/04/get-em-started-with-books.html

http://barleyliterate.blogspot.com/2013/03/books-books-books.html

http://barleyliterate.blogspot.com/2013/03/does-your-library-smell-like-leather.html

Some other thoughts:

http://historybottomlines.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-2nd-amendment-revisited.html

http://historybottomlines.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-founding-fathers-patriots-and-more.html