There is a gentle, but perfectly irresistible coercion in a habit of reading well directed, over the whole … - John Herschel

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John Herschel

There is a gentle, but perfectly irresistible coercion in a habit of reading well directed, over the whole tenor of a man's character and conduct, which is not the less effectual because it works insensibly, and because it is really the last thing he dreams of.

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