 STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business.  The Works of Francis Bacon - Page 493by Francis Bacon - 1858Full view - About this book
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...; for ornament, is in discourse, and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business : for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars...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... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars...affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend toe much time in studies is sloth; to use them- too much for ornament is affectation; to make judgment... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars,...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... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 528 pages
...be combined together to prepare us for the latter. " Expert men," says Lord Bacon, " can execute and judge of particulars one by one ; " but the general counsels, and the plots, and the marshal" ling of affairs, come best from those that are learned." SECTION VIII. Continuation of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business : for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars,...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... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - 1815 - 632 pages
...combined together to " prepare us for the latter." • Expert men,' says Lord Bacon, ' can execute and judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general ' counsels, and the plots, and the marshalling of affairs, come best 1 from those that are learned.' Admitting the truth of these... | |
 | 1817 - 678 pages
...render future editions lees open to VouIÏI. 3N 450 critical remarks. " Expert men," says Lord Bacon, " can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one...of affairs, come best from those that are learned." We are informed by the author of i the work before us. " that he has avoided treating of those subjects... | |
 | Daniel Staniford - 1817 - 256 pages
...for ornament ,is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgement, and disposition of business : For expert men can .execute, and. perhaps Judge of...particulars, one by .one ; but the general counsels, and plots, and marshalling of affairs, come best from those who are learned. 2. To spend too much time... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars...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... | |
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