And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books [there is] no end; and much study [is] a weariness of the flesh.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Du reste, mon fils, tire instruction de ces choses; on ne finirait pas, si l'on voulait faire un grand nombre de livres, et beaucoup d'étude est une fatigue pour le corps.
KJV
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books [there is] no end; and much study [is] a weariness of the flesh.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
leasure. Objection 5: Further, affliction of the flesh is a cause of sorrow. But, as it is written ( Eccles. 12:12 ) "much study is an affliction of the flesh." Therefore contemplation admits of sorrow contrary to its pleasure. On the contrary, It is written ( Wis. 8:16 ): "Her,"…
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