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

— Francis Bacon, book Essays

Essays (1625)
Context: Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.

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