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Reading as tool in today's world.(Opinion & Editorial)

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From: Manila Bulletin
Date: 20041127
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READING is a fundamental tool, the basic skill of man in enjoying the good life.

More than a century ago, Thomas Carlyle, in his literary mannerism, wrote that "the true university of these days is a collection of books" which people read with great interest.

Which is as true today as in all history for they provide the mind with the building staple of knowledge.

By reading and learning, we expand the horizon of our small world to the universal limits of our imagination.

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All this came to mind on reading the launching of the "Run for your body, Read for ...

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