 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,...  Bacon: His Writings and His Philosophy - Page 80by George Lillie Craik - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...be swallowed, and some few to bt chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a irmly - - . have a present wit ; and if he read little, have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. Histories... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...distilled waters, flashy things, ¡leading makcth a full man, conference a ready man, and writing аи year ! Thee Phœbus loves, and does inspire ; Phœbus...things upon earth, Life is no longer than thy mirth. had need have much cunning, to seem to kuow that he doth not. SIR WALTER RALEIGH. In the brilliant... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading makcth a full man, conference a "I ݃! ho confer little, he had need have a present wit ; anil if he read little, he had need have much cunning,... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 pages
...— flashy' things1. Reading' maketh a fuir man ; conference1 a ready' man ; and writing' an exact1 man. And, therefore, if a man write' little, he had need have present' wit1 ; if he confer1 little, he had need have a good1 memory'; and if he read' little, he... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...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, if a man write little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not... | |
 | 1848 - 398 pages
...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, if a man write a little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit : and... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 pages
...waters, flashy things. Heading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact mnn ; a voice cry, Sleep no had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. SIR WALTER RALEIGH. In the brilliant... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 372 pages
...waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact irian ; and, therefore, if a man write little, he had need...need have a present wit : and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets witty... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...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 a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. XVI WESTMINSTER ARREY. WHEN I am in a... | |
 | Truman Rickard, Hiram Orcutt - 1850 - 130 pages
...like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, 30 and writing an exact man: and therefore, if a man...need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. 35 EXERCISE VIII. Influence of Human... | |
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