Book Quote by Francis Bacon

“Some books should be tasted,some devoured but only few should be chewed and digested thouroughly”

— Cornelia Funke

Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.…

— Francis Bacon

“Remember some books are meant to be tasted, some books are meant to be chewed and, finally, some books are meant to be swallowed…

— Robin Sharma

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.

— Francis Bacon

Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.

— Anonymous

“Francis Bacon once remarked that “some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” Reading…

— Mortimer J. Adler

“Whatever truth you have chosen, read only a small portion of it, endeavouring to taste and digest it, to extract the essence and substance…

— Madame Guyon

“Books are the food of the soul. Good and wholesome food given to a hungry body will nourish it, but if the food is…

— Anthony Mary Claret

“A reading appetite is quirky, singular, and essential”

— Penny Kittle

“Books are like candy some can be sweet some can be sour, but no you cannot eat them”

— morgan

“Reading is a gift, but only if the words are taken into the soul--eaten, chewed, gnawed, received in unhurried delight.”

— Eugene H. Peterson

“The ultimate function of a book, however, is to be read, not to be looked or picked at.”

— Danis Rose and John O'Hanlon. Afterword to The Restored Finnegans Wake