 | 1848 - 398 pages
...give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use...them ; for they teach not their own use ; but that is wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to... | |
 | 1848 - 614 pages
...to contradict and to confute," says Bacon, " nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in parts... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 372 pages
...much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire, and wise men use them; for they teach. not their own...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 434 pages
...wise men may not inappropriately be called to our aid, to conclude these few remarks. Lord Bacon says, "Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested." And George Withers : " For many books I caro... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 pages
...give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn e labour's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's...do you mean I Macb. Still it cry'd, Sleep no more, Head not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse,... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...give forth directions too much at^Jarge, except they be bounded in by experience, r Crafty men condemn studies: simple men admire them ; and wise men use...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, • and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, • some books are to be read... | |
 | Truman Rickard, Hiram Orcutt - 1850 - 130 pages
...directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, 15 simple men admire them, and wise men use them : for...Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh 20 and consider. Some books are... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 338 pages
...We will give very short specimens of Bacon's two styles. In 1597, he wrote thus: "Crafty men contemn studies; simple men admire them ; and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use: that is a wisdom without them, and won by observation. Read not to contradict, nor to believe, but... | |
 | rev. David Williams (M.A.) - 1850 - 162 pages
...cited as a proof of his perfection in this great attribute of composition:— " Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them, for they teach not their own use; that is a wisdom without them, and won by observation. Read not to contradict, nor to believe, but... | |
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Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested... 
