| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...for Natural Abilities are like Natural Plants, that need Proyning by Study, and Studies themfelves do give forth Directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn Studies , Simple men admire them, and Wife men ufe them : For they teach not their... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...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... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 378 pages
...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... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...Advancement of Learning, p. 1 1, 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... | |
| Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves give 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... | |
| Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural plants,. that need pmning by duty, and studies themselves do give forth directions too...at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simpl e men admire them, and wise men use them : for they teach not what... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...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...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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...ornament., is- affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar : they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience :...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... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. They perfect Nature, and are perfected by experience ;...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... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. They perfect Nature, and are perfected by experience ;...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... | |
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