 Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them and above them, won by observation.  Works - Page 301by Francis Bacon - 1850Full view - About this book
 | Salem Town - American literature - 1847 - 420 pages
...contemn studies ; simple men admire, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use ; but there is a wisdom without them and above them, won by observation....Read not to contradict and confute ; nor to believe or take for granted ; nor to find matter merely for conversation ; but to weigh and consider. 4. Some... | |
 | Education - 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 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,... | |
 | Truman Rickard, Hiram Orcutt - English language - 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 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... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 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...Read, not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, bat to weigh and consider. Some books are to... | |
 | English language - 1851 - 278 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...without them, and above them, won by observation. Bead not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted ; not to find talk and discourse,... | |
 | 582 pages
...bounded in bv experience. " Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them : for they teach not theiv own use, but that is a wisdom without them, and above...Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider." —Bacon's Essays.... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - 228 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...: for they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdon without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute; nor to... | |
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