 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1863 - 614 pages
...marshaling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation...— for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation;...scholar; they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience—for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1863 - 898 pages
...spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make1 judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a...— for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except... | |
 | Truman Rickard - 1863 - 152 pages
...marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation...judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a 10 scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience; for natural abilities are like natural... | |
 | Donald Nivison Ferguson - 1969 - 317 pages
...a few phrases to make their point prick more sharply: "To spend too much time in studies, is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation;...experience; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need proyning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Government Operations - 1970 - 712 pages
...marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned. 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." They perfect nature, for... | |
 | 1898 - 788 pages
...best from those that are learned. To spend toomuch timein studies, is sloth; to use them too in ne h for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is thé humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfccted by expérience. For natural abilities... | |
 | Joan Simon - 1966 - 472 pages
...Francis Bacon. The initial essay 'On Studies' advised that 'to spend too much time on 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'. As for various studies,... | |
 | Will Durant - 1965 - 736 pages
...knowledge unapplied in action was a pale academic vanity. "To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament is affectation;...judgment wholly by their rules is the humor of a scholar. . . . Crafty men condemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not... | |
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... of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one. but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them... 
