Friday, May 23, 2014

Quote of the Day


And, with regard to young women, everlasting book-reading is absolutely a vice.  When they once get into the habit, they neglect all other matters, and, in some cases, even their very dress.  Attending to the affairs of the house; to the washing, the baking, the brewing, the preservation and cooking of victuals, the management of the poultry and the garden; these are their proper occupations.  ~ William Cobbett

5 comments:

Lady Anne said...

Well, I wouldn't call it a vice, but a good book will certainly slow down the housework. Oddly enough, Eldest Daughter's mother-in-law also considered reading a "bad habit". She'd pitch a fit when Eldest Daughter took the kids to the library, and told her "nothing good will ever come of that".

Shay said...

"I am obnoxious to each carping tongue
That says my hand a needle better fits."

Joyce said...

My kids refer to the library as "mom's pusher" as in "Your pusher called. Your books on hold are in."

jeanne said...

For millennia, nothing has scared an insecure man more than an educated woman.

Ladytats said...

reading is not a vice, it is an essential part of every day. And I taught all 6 of my daughters that particular fact. All grandchildren now also believe that you must read to live, and thrive. tho a few have come up crossways with a teacher or 2 when they are caught reading other then the textbook of the moment.