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
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 580 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." I add one very fine illustration : "... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 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 LI. OF FACTION. MANY have an opinion not wise,... | |
| Hubert Ashton Holden - 1852 - 380 pages
...the less important arguments and the meaner sort of books. 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. Histories make men wise ; poets, witty... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 588 pages
...like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, arid writing an exact man ; and, therefore, if a man write...need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not." I add one very fine illustration : "... | |
| 1852 - 780 pages
...others to be swallowed, and some few to bt chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, have a present wit ; and if he read little, have much cunning to seem to know On: he doth not. Histories... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1852 - 394 pages
...diftilled Waters, flafhy Things. Reading maketh a full Man ; Conference a ready Man ; and Writing an exa£t Man. And therefore, if a Man write little, he had...great Memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a prefent Wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much Cunning, to feem to know that he doth not.... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 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 hare much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. SIB WALTER RALEIGH. In the brilliant... | |
| Richard Hiley - 1853 - 310 pages
...distilled hooks 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 ueed have much cunning, to seem to know that lie doth not. 267. THE SECOND MODERN PERIOD, extending... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Beading 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. Histories make men wise ; poets witty;... | |
| Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 442 pages
...others. — Colton. READING, CONVERSATION, AND WRITING. — 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. — Lord Bacon. READING FOR THE FAMILY.... | |
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