 | Robert Potts - 1855 - 1050 páginas
...justly to incur the disapprobation of man.— WB Clulow. 535. Beading maketh a full man; conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...little, he had need have a present wit; and if he readjittle, he had need of much cunning, to seem to know what he doth not.—Bacon. 536. Thou mayst... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 páginas
...made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books are, like common distilled...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. TIIE END OF KNOWLEDGE. Tt is an assured truth, and a conclusion of experience, that a little or superficial... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 páginas
...made of them by others ; but that would* be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books are, like common distilled...present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have 1 Privateness. Privacy. Sec page 87. ' Make. Gice. See page 420. 3 Curiously. Attentively. ' At first... | |
 | 1856 - 374 páginas
...have almost lost their force of writing. — Shaftesbiiry. Heading 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. — Lard Bacon. CCLXXXIV. To judge rightly of our own worth, we should retire a little from the world,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1856 - 378 páginas
...their force of writing. — Shaftesbury, \ cCI.XXXIII. I!' .iilini< maketh a lull mnn . conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunuing, to Deem to know that be doth not. — l.ord JJacon. cCI.XXXIV. To judge rightly of our own... | |
 | David J. Silk - 1995 - 182 páginas
...you mean business. Chapter 2 Communication and management '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' from 'Of Studies' by Francis Bacon (1561-1626) 2.1 Introduction This chapter provides the foundation... | |
 | Eric Partridge - 1997 - 406 páginas
...arguments and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books are like com333 SUITABILITY AND ADEQUACY mon distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a...little he had need have much cunning, to seem to know what he doth not. Histories make men wise; Poets, witty; the Mathematics, subtle; Natural Philosophy,... | |
 | Nancy Carrick, Lawrence Finsen - 1997 - 324 páginas
...structures. Here are a few patterns: Parallel Phrases and Clauses 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. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtle, natural philosophy deep, moral grave,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1999 - 276 páginas
...books* are like common distilled waters,* flashy9 things. Reading maketh a full man; conference10 a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore,...memory; if he confer" little, he had need have a present wit;12 and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories... | |
 | David Crystal, Hilary Crystal - 2000 - 604 páginas
...attention. Francis Bacon, 1597/1625, 'Of Studies', in Essays 20:4 Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore,...if he confer little, he had need have a present wit [ready mind]; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not.... | |
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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,... 
