They do most by Books, who could do much without them, and he that chiefly owes himself unto himself, is the substantial Man.
Thomas BrowneWhere we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men above ourselves; but to confirm and establish our opinions, 'tis best to argue with judgments below our own, that the frequent spoils and victories over their reasons may settle in ourselves an esteem and confirmed opinion of our own.
Thomas Browne