 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 Seiten
...Arguments, and the meaner fort of Boc^t, elfe diftilled Booly are like common d Milled Waters, flafliy things. Reading maketh a full man •, Conference...little, he had need have a great memory ; if he Confer lirtle, he had need have a prefent wit ; and if he Read lirtle, he had need have much cunning to fcem... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 Seiten
...books are like common distiJlecl waters , flashy tilings. Reading makelh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. BACON. M i34 THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. -L HE English delight in silence more... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 Seiten
...distilled books are like common distilled' waters , flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; eonference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. BACON.. € HA PX On satirical — JL R UST me, this unwary pleasantrj7 of thine ' will sooner or late*... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 Seiten
...teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematic subtile; natural philosophy deep; moral, grave;... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 Seiten
...teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; the mathematic subtile ; natural philosophy deep ; moral, grave... | |
 | 1818 - 506 Seiten
...man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man : and therefore, if a man write little, he bad need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he...he had need have much cunning to seem to know that which he doth not.'" To combine all this useful application, I should wish you to make use of Locke's... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 Seiten
...teach not their own use, but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtile, natural philosophy deep, moral grave,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 Seiten
...teach not their own use, but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtile, natural philosophy deej), moral grave,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 Seiten
...teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute ; nor to believe and...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets, witty ; the mathematics, subtile ; natural philosophy, deep ; moral,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 Seiten
...observation. Read not to contradict and confute ; nor to believe and take for grant, ed ; nor to find talk and discourse ; but to weigh and consider. Some books...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets, witty ; the mathematics, subtile ; natural philosophy, deep ; moral,... | |
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,... 
