 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...  The Essays of Francis Bacon - Page 233by Francis Bacon - 1908 - 293 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...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...studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is aflectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar : they perfect nature,... | |
 | George Campbell - Theology - 1840 - 450 pages
...varieties, and even to make improvements on the species. " Expert men," says Lord Bacon, " can execute and judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling affairs, come best from those that are learned." Indeed, in almost every art, even as used by mere... | |
 | George Campbell - English language - 1841 - 416 pages
...men," says Lord Bacon, "can execute and judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general councils, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned." Indeed, in almost every art, even as used by mere practitioners, there are certain rules, as hath been... | |
 | Alonzo Potter, George Barrell Emerson - Education - 1842 - 588 pages
...mental, and physical ; and The formation of proper habits and associations. CHAPTER I. ORGANIZATION. " The general counsels, and the plots and marshalling...of affairs, come best from those that are learned." — BACON. THE teacher is to establish a system or organization, the object of which is to prevent... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...ability. Their cljief use for delight is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; have oft heard My mother Circe, with the Syrens three,...flowery-kirtled Naiades, Culling their potent herbs and baleful arc learned. To spend too much time in Studien, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation... | |
 | American literature - 1855 - 602 pages
...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...counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come but from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to to use them too much... | |
 | Church schools - 1844 - 456 pages
...ability. Their chief nw for delight, is In privBteness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can exccute, and perhaps judge of particular!, one by one : but the general counsels, and the plots and... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...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...; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of par(36) ticulars, one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs,... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - Readers - 1845 - 252 pages
...for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. 2. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and plots, and marshalling of affairs, come best from those who are learned. 3. To spend too much time... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...use for delight is in privatoness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, ia arc learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation... | |
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