 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 need have much cunning,...  Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - Strona 78autor: George Lillie Craik - 1846Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - Liczba stron: 592
...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - Liczba stron: 228
...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading makelh a full man ; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And, therefore, if a man write little, he had need haw a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - Liczba stron: 580
...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 - Liczba stron: 580
...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 - Liczba stron: 588
...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... | |
 | 1852 - Liczba stron: 780
...others to be swallowed, and some few to bt chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, have a present wit ; and if he read little, have much cunning to seem to know On: he doth not. Histories... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - Liczba stron: 394
...diftilled Waters, flafhy Things. Reading maketh a full Man ; Conference a ready Man ; and Writing an exa£t Man. And therefore, if a Man write little, he had...great Memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a prefent Wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much Cunning, to feem to know that he doth not.... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1853 - Liczba stron: 442
...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,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - Liczba stron: 716
...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,...a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need hare much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. SIB WALTER RALEIGH. In the brilliant constellation... | |
 | Henry Stevens (Jr.) - 1853 - Liczba stron: 136
...dislilled hooks are, like common distilled waters, flashy things : Reading maketh a fnll man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...a present wit ; and if he read little he had need hare mnch cnnning, to meem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; the mathematies... | |
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