 | 1851 - 278 páginas
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh 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. DANCING DEEV1SB. THE SHORES OF GREECE. HE who bath bent him o'er the dead Ere the first... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 páginas
...distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an.exact man ; and, therefore, if a man write little, he had...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not." I add one very fine illustration : • " If the invention of the ship was thought so noble, which carrieth... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1852 - 380 páginas
...the less important arguments and the meaner sort of books. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...subtile ; natural philosophy, deep ; moral, grave ; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. [Trinity College Fellowships, 1835.] 66. INDOLENCE is therefore... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 580 páginas
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh 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." I add one very fine illustration : " If the invention of the ship was thought so noble, which carrieth... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 páginas
...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth LI. OF FACTION. MANY have an opinion not wise, that for a prince to govern his estate, or for a great... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 588 páginas
...like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, arid writing an exact man ; and, therefore, if a man write...have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not." I add one very fine illustration : " If the invention of the ship was thought so noble, which carrieth... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 páginas
...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Beading maketh a full man: conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And, therefore,...Histories make men wise ; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. Abettnt studia in... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 442 páginas
...others. — Colton. READING, CONVERSATION, AND WRITING. — Reading maketh 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. — Lord Bacon. READING FOR THE FAMILY. — Always have a book at hand, in the parlor, on the table,... | |
 | Henry Stevens (Jr.) - 1853 - 136 páginas
...man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore, if a man write little, be had need have a great memory; if he confer little,...Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; the mathematics suhtile; natural philosophy deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, ahle to contend; 'Ahennt studia... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 páginas
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore...mathematics, subtile; natural philosophy, deep ; moral, grave ; logic and rhetoric, able to contend : " Abeunt studia in mores." Nay, there is no slond or impediment... | |
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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,... 
