 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 598 pages
...is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute,...wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...delight, is in privateness and retiring; forornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute,...wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar: they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants,... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute,...wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience : for natural abilities are like natural plants,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute,...wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar : they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience : for natural abilities are like natural plants,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 pages
...is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute,...plots, and marshalling of affairs, come best from those tlrat are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 pages
...is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute,...to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; t» make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are... | |
 | 1830 - 288 pages
...in priYateness and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute,...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;... | |
 | 1832 - 670 pages
...men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels, and the ploU and marshalling of affairs come best from those that...ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly bv their rules, is the humour of a scholar : they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience :... | |
 | John J. Harrod - 1832 - 338 pages
...plots and marshalling 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,...wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar; they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience; for natural abilities are like natural plants,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 pages
...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...judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar : they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience : for natural abilities are like natural plants,... | |
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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. 
