 Crafty men 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.  The Works of Francis Bacon - Page 493by Francis Bacon - 1858Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...and are perfected by experience : for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by Study ; and Studies themselves do give forth directions...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by Study; and Studies themselves do give forth directions...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... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by duty, and studies themselves do give forth directions too...admire them, and wise men use them : for they teach not what is their own use, but what is wis•:;. dom without them, anB- above them, won by observation.... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 490 pages
...admire them, and wise men use them : for they teach not what is their own use, but what is wis-~ dom without them, and above them, won by observation. 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions...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... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...experience : for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by stndy; and stndies themselves do give forth directions too much at large,...they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn stndies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use ; but that... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by duty ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too...Read not to contradict and, confute,. nor to believe and take for granted ; not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English prose literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions...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... | |
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