 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort c of books: else distilled books are like common distilled...things. Reading maketh a full , man; conference a ready man; and writing an ex- , net man. And therefore if a man write little, he had need have a great... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 338 pages
...others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. 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, have a present wit; and if he read little, have much cunning to... | |
 | 1850 - 230 pages
...deputy, and extracts made of them by others, but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books...are like common distilled waters, flashy things." SEPT. 12th. — Once again have I visited the rock of dear memory and past exalted thought,— again... | |
 | rev. David Williams (M.A.) - 1850 - 162 pages
...others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he hath need have a great memory ; if he confer little, have a present wit; and if he read little, have... | |
 | Charles Bridges - 1850 - 501 pages
...may be read by deputy and extracts of them made by others. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man: and writing an exact man : and therefore if a man write little, tye had need have a good memory; if he confer little, he had need of much cunning, to appear to know... | |
 | 1851 - 278 pages
...made of them by others ; but that should be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sorts of books ; else distilled books are like common distilled...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... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 pages
...deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books...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 great... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - 228 pages
...deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would* be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books : else distilled books...like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading makelh a full man ; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And, therefore, if a man write... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 580 pages
...deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books ; else distilled books...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... | |
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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... 
