 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 394 σελίδες
...diftilled Waters, flafhy Things. Reading maketh a full Man ; Conference a ready Man ; and Writing an exa£t Man. And therefore, if a Man write little, he had...great Memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a prefent Wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much Cunning, to feem to know that he doth not.... | |
 | Manfred Görlach - 1991 - 492 σελίδες
...Bookes, are like Common distilled Waters, Flashy things. Reading 55 maketh a Full Man; Conference a Ready Man; And Writing an Exact Man. And therefore, If a Man Write little, he had need haue a Great memory; if he Conferre little, he had need haue a Present Wit; And if he Reade litle,... | |
 | David J. Silk - 1995 - 182 σελίδες
...you mean business. Chapter 2 Communication and management 'Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore,...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not' from 'Of Studies' by Francis Bacon (1561-1626) 2.1 Introduction This chapter provides the foundation... | |
 | Nancy Carrick, Lawrence Finsen - 1997 - 324 σελίδες
...structures. Here are a few patterns: Parallel Phrases and Clauses Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore,...doth not. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtle, natural philosophy deep, moral grave, logic and rhetoric able to contend. (Bacon... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1999 - 276 σελίδες
...books* are like common distilled waters,* flashy9 things. Reading maketh a full man; conference10 a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore,...memory; if he confer" little, he had need have a present wit;12 and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories... | |
 | David Crystal, Hilary Crystal - 2000 - 604 σελίδες
...attention. Francis Bacon, 1597/1625, 'Of Studies', in Essays 20:4 Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore,...if he confer little, he had need have a present wit [ready mind]; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 2000 - 470 σελίδες
...distilled Waters, Flashy Things. 30 Reading maketh a Full Man; Conference a Rea-|dy Man; And [2P3V] Writing an Exact Man. And therefore, If a Man Write little, he had need have a Great memory; If he Conferre little, he had need have a Present Wit; And if he Reade litle, he had need have much Cunning,... | |
 | Deborah Skinner Davis - 2001 - 172 σελίδες
...LIRRARY. In the main entrance to the library the quotation from Sir Frances Bacon reads: "If a man read little. he had need have much cunning to seem to know that he doth noL" (Library Papers Collection.) ELEANOR ROOSEVELT WITH DK)MTARIES. Since Mrs. Roosevelt's father... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 2002 - 868 σελίδες
...few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. U Reading maketh a full man, conference0 a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore...write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer0 little, he had need have a present wit;0 and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,... | |
 | 许建平 - 2003 - 388 σελίδες
...things. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And there fore , if a man write little, he had need have a great memory;...doth not. Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathe matics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to con tend. Abeunt... | |
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,... 
