 READING is to the mind, what exercise is to the body.. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and; invigorated; by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed.  Harrison's British Classicks - Page 3711785Full view - About this book
 | Temple Scott - 1911 - 294 pages
...the mind, what exercise is to the body. •"•^ As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated; by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed. But as exercise becomes tedious and painful, when we make use of it only... | |
 | James Ormond Wilson - 1912 - 136 pages
...Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body, as by the one health is preserved, strengthened, invigorated; by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed.—STEELE Study especially the underlined words. Copy them, indicating the... | |
 | 1907 - 156 pages
...Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. As by the one health is preserved, strengthened, invigorated, by the other virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed. * * * Dr . Charming . — Books are cheering or soothing companions in solitude,... | |
 | William A. Murrill - 1919 - 300 pages
...Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated; by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed. Addison CARE Care will kill a cat. George Wither CAUTION Beware of desperate... | |
 | Elbert Hubbard - 1923 - 284 pages
...Y^EADING is to the mind what exer*3C cise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened and invigorated: by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished and confirmed. — Addison. A pause, a hush, a wonder growing; A prophet's vision, understood;... | |
 | Elbert Hubbard - 1923 - 252 pages
...Mason is to the mind what exercise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened and invigorated: by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished and confirmed. — Addison. taneously by the greatest number. Its effect is well described... | |
 | Theodore Wesley Koch - 1926 - 210 pages
...exercise is to the body," wrote Sir Richard Steele. " As by the one health is preserved, strengthened and invigorated; by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind*) is kept alive, cherished and confirmed. "Reading is merely a gate leading into the field of knowledge," said Lord... | |
 | Paul Goetsch - 1994 - 318 pages
...Reading is to the Mind, what Exercise is to the Body. As by the one, Health is preserved, strengthened and invigorated; by the other, Virtue (which is the Health of the Mind) is kept alive, cherished and confirmed. (T, II, S. 331) Freilich weiß Steele, daß eine Lektüre, die nur dem "improvement... | |
 | Rong Fan - 2006 - 169 pages
...Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated: by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed. - Joseph Addison [For one accustomed to intellectual life, lack of it for... | |
 | Mary Kelley - 2006 - 311 pages
..."Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body, as by one, health is preserved, strengthened, by the other virtue which is the health of the mind is kept alive, strengthened and confirmed." See "The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff Esq.," Tatler, no. 147, Mar.... | |
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