Colton, Charles Caleb -- Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 554 (1820)

Dave — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:55:37 +0000

Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.

Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 554 (1820)
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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr. -- Article (1859-01), “The Professor at the Breakfast-Table,” Atlantic Monthly

Dave — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:26:33 +0000

Nobody talks much that does n’t say unwise things, — things he did not mean to say; as no person plays much without striking a false note sometimes. Talk, to me, is only spading up the ground for crops of thought. I can’t answer for what will turn up.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
Article (1859-01), “The Professor at the Breakfast-Table,” Atlantic Monthly
(Source)

Collected in The Professor at the Breakfast-Table, ch. 1 (1859).

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Colton, Charles Caleb -- Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 554 (1820)

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr. -- Article (1859-01), “The Professor at the Breakfast-Table,” Atlantic Monthly