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 Essays of Lord Bacon - Page 195by Francis Bacon - 1873 - 240 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1830 - 288 pages
...and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and, perhaps,...much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment 2 wholly by their rules is the humour 3 of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience;... | |
| Sir John Sinclair - 1831 - 618 pages
...latter, experience and speculation must be combined. " 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 from those that are learned •." The influence of the Crown,... | |
| John J. Harrod - 1832 - 338 pages
...privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business; for expert men can execute, and perhaps...of affairs, come best from those that are learned. 2. To spend too much tinie in studies, is sloth; to use them too much, for ornament, is affectation;... | |
| 1832 - 670 pages
...privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business, for expert men can execute, and perhaps...particulars one by one ; but the general counsels, and the ploU and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 pages
...judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of paiticulars one by one : but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best fiom those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 pages
..., one by one'; but general councils', and the plots and marshaling of affairs' , come best from the learned'.* To spend too much time in studies', is sloth*;* to use them too much for ornament',0 is affectation'; to form one's judgment wholly by their rules', is the humour'i of a scholar'.... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pages
...privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps...much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment only by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps ijudge taly. Livia settled all things only by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience... | |
| Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 pages
...and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment »nd disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps...one : but the general counsels, and the plots and marshaling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 362 pages
...retired privacy'; for ornament', in discourse'; and for ability', in the arrangement and disposition of business': for expert men can execute', and', perhaps', judge of particulars' , one by one'; but general councils', and the plots and marshalling of affairs' , come best from the learned*.* To spend... | |
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