... although we think we govern our words, and prescribe it well loquendum ut vulgus sentiendum ut sapientes, yet certain it is that words, as a Tartar's bow, do shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgment. The American Journal of Education - Page 102edited by - 1864Full view - About this book
| Francis Bacon - Logic - 1825 - 432 pages
...(speak with the vulgar, think with the wise) ; yet certain it is that words, as a Tartar's bow, do shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgment; so as it is almost necessary, in all controversies and disputations, to imitate the wisdom of the mathematicians,... | |
| William Samuel Cardell - Language and languages - 1825 - 276 pages
...loquendum ut vulgus, sentiendum ut sapientes;* yet certain it is, that words, as a Tartar's bow, do shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgment. So as it is almost necessary in all controversies and disputations, to imitate the wisdom of the mathematicians,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...Lo" quendum ut vulgus, sentiendum ut sapientes ;" yet certain it is that words, as a Tartar's bow, do shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgment ; so as it is almost necessary, in all controversies and disputations, to imitate the wisdom of the... | |
| John Barclay (of Calcots.) - English language - 1826 - 184 pages
...loquendum ut vulgus, sentiendum ut sapientes;— yet certain it is, that words, as a Tartar's bow, do shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgement." — Of the Advancement uf Learning. If words shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest,... | |
| James Douglas (of Cavers.) - Christianity - 1828 - 498 pages
...that " although we think we govern our words, yet certain it is, that words, as a Tartar's bow, do shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgment." His intention of retaining names and discarding things, is, for this reason, a principle more commendable... | |
| John Horne Tooke - 1829 - 550 pages
...loquendum ut vulgus, sentiendum ut sapientes ; — yet certain it is, that words, as a Tartar's bow, do shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgment. So as it is almost necessary in all controversies and disputations to imitate the wisdom of the mathematicians,... | |
| Maynard Davis Richardson, William Gilmore Simms - Ethics - 1833 - 304 pages
...vulgtis, sentienilutn ut sapien/rv;"' yet eertain it is that words, as a Tartar's bow, do shoot baek upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgment. So it is almost neeessary in all eontroversies and disputations to imitate t lie wisdom of the mathematieians... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 pages
...Lo" quendum ut vulgus, sentiendum ut sapientes ;" yet certain it is that words, as a Tartar's bow, do shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgment ; so as it is almost necessary, in all controversies and disputations, to imitate the wisdom of the... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...Loquendum ut vulgus, sentiendum ut sapientes;" yet certain it is, that words, as a Tartar's bow, do shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgment; so as it is almost necessary in all controversies and disputations, to imitate the wisdom of the mathematics,... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...Loquendum ut vulgus, sentiendum ut sapientes,"* yet certain it is that words, as a Tartar's bow, do shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgment; so as it is almost necessary, inall controversies and disputations, to imitate the wisdom of the mathematicians,... | |
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