[PW] Re: ?quotation "It is well to read"

[khicks at comcast.net]

The closest one I see so far is:

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 - 1888) US teacher, philosopher, reformer
In "The Concise Columbia Dictionary of Quotations," by Robert Andrews, 1989
 
http://creativequotations.com/cgi-bin/sql_search3.cgi?keyword=read+well&boolean=and&frank=all&field=all&database=all

kh
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From: "Bristol Library" <bplref at gmail.com>
> Patron wants to know who said, "It is well to read but better to read
> well."  I've checked several editions of Bartlett's, Evans, Oxford and tried
> a few google searches.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.
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