STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps... Chambers's readings in English prose ... 1558 to 1860 - Pagina 21door Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 578 pagina’s
...STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness1 and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and...those that are learned. To spend too much time in -J studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make2 judgment wholly... | |
| British and foreign school society - 1857 - 548 pagina’s
...deviate from the original. I. ON STUDY. " Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring...plots, and marshalling of affairs, come best from those who are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pagina’s
...Retiring ; for Ornament is in Difcourfe ; and for Ability is in the Judgement and Difpofition of Bufinefs. For expert Men can execute, and perhaps judge of Particulars, one by one ; but the general Counfels, and the Plots and marfhalling of Affairs come beft from thofe that are learned. To fpend... | |
| Francis Bowen - 1857 - 444 pagina’s
...second class of persons characterized by Lord Bacon, when he says that " expert men can execute and judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots, and the marshaling of affairs come best from those that are learned." Mr. Dwight's business led him frequently... | |
| 1857 - 956 pagina’s
...second class of persons characterized by Lord Bacon, when he says that "expert шеи can execute and judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots, and the marshaling of affairs come best from those that are learned." Mr. Dwight's business led him frequently... | |
| 1857 - 880 pagina’s
...second class of persons characterized by Lord Bacon, when he says that " expert men can execute and judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots, and the marshaling of affairs come best from those that are learned." Mr. Dwight's business led him frequently... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 pagina’s
...his mind with the use and employment thereof. , STUDIES. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness...particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plot* and marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1858 - 792 pagina’s
...infection to public proceedings. L. OF STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.3 Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse 4 ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business.5 For expert men can execute, and... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pagina’s
...infection to public proceedings. L. OF STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.3 Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse 4 ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business.5 For expert men can execute, and... | |
| 1858 - 894 pagina’s
...second class of persons characterized by Lord Bacon, when he says that " expert men can execute and judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots, and the marshaling of affairs come best from those that are learned." Mr. Dwight's business led him frequently... | |
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