“Gutta cavat lapidem non bis, sed saepe cadendo; sic homo fit sapiens non bis, sed saepe legendo.”1 (—Giordano Bruno)
A drop hollows out the stone by falling not twice, but often; so too is a person becomes wise by reading not twice, but often. I ain’t particularly well-read, but changing that situation one book at a time. ↩
Each of these authors has more than one book published; I’m just highlighting the recent or popular title. ↩
No, not that Thomas Mann; the other one. ↩