...reading, we for our part would not care if they were dearer. Solomon said " and further my son be thou admonished ; of making many books there is no end : and much study is a weariness of the flesh." What would he have said in our day, when it is " a weariness of the flesh" to read even the...

...tend, " Of making many books there is no end."t Tantaene animis celestibus irae ? 1. •f Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. — Ecc. xi. 12. of fiction, which are spoken of by the Reviews as characterized by her wonted...

...increaseth sorrow, as knowledge is often bought at a very dear price. ' My son,' saith Solomon, ' in making many books there is no end ; and much study is a weariness to the flesh.' How often has the healthiest youth and the brightest genius fallen a sacrifice to excessive...

...the Word of his Father. XII. 12. And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many boohs there is no end ; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. By these divine words, O my son, do thou content thyself to be admonished ; not roving in thy...

...The word is very nigh thee in thy mouth and thy heart, that thou mayst hear it and do it. By these, my son, be admonished — of making many books there is no end, and much study is weariness to the flesh. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter, love God, and keep his commandments,...

...fastened 12 by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. And further, by these, ú a weariness of the flesh. IS «Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter : Fear God, and keep...

...perhaps the experience of a great book-maker, registered in sacred writ, may be quoted, that " of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness to the flesh." This probably is a rebuke on literary pursuits, when made an end in themselves, instead...

...Assistant. Rom. xvi. 21. EPAPHRAS — Pastor. Col. i. 7. Ziba. — " Of making books," says Solomon, " there is no end ; and much study is a weariness of the flesh." (Eccles. xii. 12.) Such is the decision of unerring wisdom, and yet there are those who will...

...exercise of his repentance and reflection, is summed up with this solemn caution, " And further by these, my son, be admonished ; of making many books there is no end ; and much study is weariness to the flesh. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter : Fear God and keep his commandments...

...the interval between pleasure and pleasure to her ! Does learning, does science satisfy? " Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh." Does domestic comfort satisfy ? — and this is the purest earthly pleasure that we can have...