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. For expert men can execute, and perhaps... Bacon's Essays: With Annotations - Page 447by Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 550 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1830 - 288 pages
...delight, for ornament, and for ability. The chief use ' for delight is in priYateness and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is...those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment 2 wholly by their... | |
| 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
...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...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
...rriu Ei serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. The chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for...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
...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 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... | |
| James Flamank - 1833 - 414 pages
...Bacon, "serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. The 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." He, then, who being fully acquainted with his worldly engagements, who, by industry and skill is proceeding... | |
| 1835 - 430 pages
...SjuniEs serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and...those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their... | |
| 1835 - 430 pages
...STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness Egypt studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their... | |
| Time - 1835 - 274 pages
...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...those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their... | |
| Joseph Story - 1835 - 558 pages
...Bacon, "serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. — Histories make men wise ; poets, witty ; the mathematics, subtile ; natural philosophy, deep ;... | |
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