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Once a day, especially in the early years of life and study, call…
Quote byIsaac Watts · 1674–1748
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Improvement of the Mind (1727), Ch. I, General Rules for the Improvement of Knowlege, Rule IX.
English (original)
Once a day, especially in the early years of life and study, call yourselves to an account what new ideas, what new proposition or truth you have gained, what further confirmation of known truths, and what advances you have made in any part of knowledge; and let no day, if possible, pass away without some intellectual gain.
— Isaac Watts
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