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Date: 1606
"[H]aving sucked and drawne the good" (the "marrow and spirit") from books, one must "feed his mind therewith, informe his judgement, instruct and direct his conscience and his opinions, rectifie his will."
preview | full record— Charron, Pierre (1541-1603); Lennard, Sampson (d. 1633)
Date: 1691
"We feed our Bodies, our Souls are also to be fed: The Food of the Soul is Knowledg, especially knowledg in the Things of God, and the Things that concern its eternal Peace and Happiness."
preview | full record— Ray [formerly Wray], John (1627–1705)
