 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience....talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...are like natural plants, that need pruning by Study ; and Studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience....talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...are like natural plants, that need pruning by Study; and Studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience....talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience....talk and discourse ; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested : that is, some... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience....Read not to contradict and confute ; nor to believe and take for grant, ed ; nor to find talk and discourse ; but to weigh and consider. Some books are... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 pages
...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. Read not to contradict...talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 pages
...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 by experience....admire them, and wise men use them : for they teach not what is their own use, but what is wis-~ dom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience....talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn stndies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them ; for...talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...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 by experience....talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested : that is, some... | |
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Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them, for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted,... 
