 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 trang
...to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and atter. tion. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; the mathematics subtile ; natural philosophy deep ; moral,... | |
 | Time - 1835 - 274 trang
...teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. ^Iratl not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets, witty ; the mathematics, subtle ; natural philosophy, deep ; moral,... | |
 | 1835 - 430 trang
...writing an exact man ; and, therefore, if a man write little, he need have great memory : if he conter little, he had need have a present wit : and if he...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; the mathematicks subtile ; natural philosophy deep ; moral,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 trang
...that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except odern languages, books of policy and civil discourse,...founders of colleges do plant, and founders of lectures Histories make men wise ; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtile; natural philosophy, deep ; moral,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 trang
...observation. Read not to contradict and confute ; nor to believe and take for granted; norto find talk and discourse ; but to weigh and consider. Some books...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets, witty ; the mathematics, subtile ; natural philosophy, deep; moral,... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 trang
...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...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,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 trang
...as much as I wanted and more than I expected." books are to he tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets, witty ; the mathematics, subtile ; natural philosophy, deep ; moral,... | |
 | 1855 - 602 trang
...digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiousry ; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence...wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much canning to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise; poets, witty ; the mathematics,... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 trang
...that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. 4 Advantage of having the Counsel of a Friend. There is as much difference between the counsel that... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1846 - 330 trang
...use them ; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, and won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute;...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtile; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave;... | |
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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,... 
