To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament is affectation; to make 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... Essays, Civil and Moral and the New Atlantis - Σελίδα 122των Francis Bacon, John Milton, Sir Thomas Browne - 1909 - 332 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 σελίδες
...for Natural Abilities are like Natural Plants, that need Proyning by Study, and Studies themfelves do give forth Directions too much at large, except...men contemn Studies , Simple men admire them, and Wife men ufe them : For they teach not their own ufe, but that is a Wifdom without them , and above... | |
| English instructor - 1801 - 272 σελίδες
...use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature , and are perfected...natural abilities are like natural plants ,' that need pruning by duty . and studies themselves do give forth directions too much THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR.... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 σελίδες
...like natural plants , that need pruning by duty , and studies themselves do give forth directions loo much at large , except they be bounded in by experience;...Crafty men contemn studies , simple men admire them , aud wise men use them : for they teach not their own use , but that is a wisdom without them , and... | |
| William Enfield - 1805 - 456 σελίδες
...experience; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by duty; and ftudies thcmfelves do give forth directions too much at large, except...they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn ftudies, fimple men admire them, and wife men ufe them : for they teach nottheirown ufe, but that is... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 σελίδες
...Advancement of Learning, p. 11, 12, 4to. 1633. need proyning by study: and studies themselves, doe give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemne studies; simple men admire them; and wise men use them: for they teach not their owne use... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 σελίδες
...for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgement wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholler. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience...for natural abilities are like natural plants, that * Of the Advancement of Learning, p. 11, 13, 4to. 1633. need proyning by study: and studies themselves,... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 σελίδες
...for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgement wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholler. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience...for natural abilities are like natural plants, that * Of the Advancement of Learning, p. 1 1, 12, 4to. 1633. need proyning by study: and studies themselves,... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 σελίδες
...much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholJar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience...natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by 'duty, and studies themselves to 'give forth directions tooimuch at large, except fhey be... | |
| Manual - 1809 - 288 σελίδες
...use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected...natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves give directions too much at large, except they be bounded... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 σελίδες
...use them- too much for ornament is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They/ perfect nature, and are perfected...natural abilities are like natural plants,. that need pmning by duty, and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded... | |
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