 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...for Natural Abilities are like Natural Plants, that need Proyning by Study, and Studies themfelves do give forth Directions too much at large, except...men contemn Studies , Simple men admire them, and Wife men ufe them : For they teach not their own ufe, but that is a Wifdom without them , and above... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...time in studies is sloth1, to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect...abilities are like natural plants ,' that need pruning by duty . and studies themselves do give forth directions too much THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. i33 much at... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholJar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience...abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by 'duty, and studies themselves to 'give forth directions tooimuch at large, except fhey be bounded in... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect...that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves give directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies,... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...time in studies is sloth; to use them- too much for ornament is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They/ perfect...natural abilities are like natural plants,. that need pmning by duty, and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded... | |
 | Daniel Staniford - 1817 - 256 pages
...studies is *loth ; toure • them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make , judgement wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar They perfect...experience for natural abilities are like natural plants which need pruning by study ; and studies themselves give. forth. directions too much at large, except... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 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 - 1819 - 490 pages
...time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar.— They...abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by duty, and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...in stndies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make jndgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar : they...abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by stndy; and stndies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affection; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect...abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by duty ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in... | |
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To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural... 
