 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 of a scholar ; they perfect nature and are perfected by experience — for natural abilities are like...  Philosophical works - Page 301by Francis Bacon - 1854Full view - About this book
 | British and foreign school society - 1857 - 548 pages
...time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect...abilities 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... | |
 | 1857 - 652 pages
...time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation, to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar : they perfect...natural abilities are like natural plants that need nursing by study ; and ttudies them* In a former number of this Journal, (for July, 1856,) we endeavoured... | |
 | Popular educator - 1860 - 424 pages
...time in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar: they perfect...like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studii'S themselves do give forth directions too nun. h at large, except they be bounded in by experience.... | |
 | Popular educator - 1860 - 536 pages
...time in studies, is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar: they perfect...abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by itudy; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at Urge, except they be bounded in... | |
 | John Connery - 1861 - 416 pages
...time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect...abilities 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... | |
 | Truman Rickard - 1863 - 152 pages
...too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a 10 scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by...bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, 15 simple men admire them, and wise men use them : for they teach not their own use ; but that is a... | |
 | Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1864 - 200 pages
...time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect...abilities 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... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar ; they...and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own tise ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 pages
...use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar; they perfect nature, and are perfected...themselves do give forth directions too much at large, i-xcept they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise... | |
 | Henry Noble Day - 1866 - 342 pages
...use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humor of a scholar: they perfect nature, and are perfected...experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above... | |
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