The Open Way (Classic Reprint)FB&C Limited, 2015年7月19日 - 270 頁 Excerpt from The Open Way New words but utter old truths, even when worthily spoken. Fnew generations need restatements of estab lished doctrines to suit the style of thought and cul ture peculiar to them. The people of no age will read old books much. A few scholars and antiquaries will drink knowledge at the old fountains; the common people will look for new springs, or go without. F resh ness is the first requisite for their taste. New books, therefore, must continue to come, while the people continue intelligent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
