When we have read a book or poem so often that we can no longer find any amusement in reading it by ourselves, we can still take pleasure in reading it to a companion.
Adam Smith
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Part I, Section I, Chapter II, “Of the Pleasure of mutual Sympathy”; Complete sentence on renewed enjoyment from sharing familiar literature with a companion. Full ChapterII discussion read; Smith’s own prose. Distinct from the opening sentence on caring about others’
- The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Part I, Section I, Chapter II, “Of the Pleasure of mutual Sympathy”
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