Quote#Books & Reading
If then I am addressing one of that numerous class, who read to be…
Quote byJulius Hare · 1795–1855
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Guesses at Truth (1827), To the Reader, p. xiii..
English (original)
If then I am addressing one of that numerous class, who read to be told what to think, let me advise you to meddle with the book no further. You wish to buy a house ready furnished: do not come to look for it in a stonequarry. But if you are building up your opinions for yourself, and only want to be provided with materials, you may meet with many things in these pages to suit you.
— Julius Hare
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