Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst.”
- Source
- The American Scholar
- Date
- 1837
Meaning of “Books are the best of things, well used;…”
Books are valuable when they awaken active thought; they become limiting when authority replaces independent judgment.
Where does it come from?
The American Scholar, in Emerson’s discussion of the influence and proper use of books.
