 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 pagina’s
...contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them and above them,...Read, not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, bat to weigh and consider. Some books are to... | |
 | Salem Town - 1851 - 422 pagina’s
...contemn studies ; simple men admire, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their cwn use ; but there is a wisdom without them and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute ; nor to beliene or take far granted ; nor to find matter merely for conversation ; but to weigh and consider.... | |
 | 1851 - 278 pagina’s
...contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them : for they teach not their own use, but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Bead not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted ; not to find talk and discourse,... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1852 - 380 pagina’s
...contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use : but that is a wisdom without them, and above them,...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 580 pagina’s
...contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them and above them,...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pagina’s
...contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them,...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 pagina’s
...men use them ; for they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above Ihem, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute,...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested : that is, some books are to bo read only in... | |
 | William Lovett - 1853 - 496 pagina’s
...a habit before giving it up, but find out its ordinary tendency, and act accord I vn. READING. * " Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested." — BACON. " Bring -with thee the books."... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 442 pagina’s
...as dictators of what you are to think and believe. — T. Edwards. READING, HOW TO IMPROVE BY. — Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pagina’s
...contemn studies; simple men admire them; and wise men use them : for they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Bead not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse;... | |
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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 are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested... 
