William WordsworthBooks! tis a dull and endless strife: Come, hear the woodland linnet, How sweet his music! on my life, There's more of wisdom in it.
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The idea that there is more wisdom to be found in the woods than in books is a very old one. In fact, it has been said as early as 300 B.C. By the time Shakespeare was writing, these lines were already old-fashioned.
Source: Wordsworth: Poems
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