 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,...  Philosophical works - Pagina 301door Francis Bacon - 1854Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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*... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pagina’s
...man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, be had need have a present wit ; and if he read little,...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. SECTION II. Hamlet's directions to the Player*, SPEAK the speech, I pray you as I pronounced it to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pagina’s
...observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books...doth not. Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematic subtile; natural philosophy deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend; " Abeunt... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pagina’s
...observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books...doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; the mathematic subtile ; natural philosophy deep ; moral, grave ; logic and rhetoric able to contend ;... | |
 | 1818 - 506 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books...deep, moral grave, logic and rhetoric able to contend. " Our Studies pass into our manners, ie our manners show what our Studies have been." Nay, there is... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pagina’s
...observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books...witty, the mathematics subtile, natural philosophy deej), moral grave, logic and rhetoric able to contend. " Our Studies pass into our manners, ie our... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 pagina’s
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flrishy things. Reading makes 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. - . . ,, Section 11. HAMLET'S DIRECTIONS TO THE PLAYERS. Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pagina’s
...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Heading makcth a full man ; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man; and, therefore,...the mathematics subtile ; natural philosophy deep ; mo. ral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend; " Abeunt stndia in mores ;" nay, there is no... | |
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