 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 pages
...books, also, may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort...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
...books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would* be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort...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... | |
 | 1852 - 780 pages
...others to be swallowed, and some few to bt chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a entirely excluded from the secrets of the inner council ; and were awaiting had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, have a present wit ; and if he read little, have... | |
 | 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, 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... | |
 | 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 little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 pages
...Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts mode of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort...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... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1853 - 310 pages
...would he only in the less important argu.nents, and the meaner sort of hooks; else distilled hooks are. like common distilled waters, flashy things....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... | |
 | Henry Stevens (Jr.) - 1853 - 136 pages
...that would he ouly in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of hooks; else distilled hooks are, like common distilled waters, flashy things :...exact man ; and, therefore, if a man write little, be had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort...are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Beading maketh a full man: conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And, therefore, if a man... | |
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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... 
