 Young men are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and fitter for new projects than for settled business. For the experience of age, in things that fall within the compass of it, directeth them, but in new things, abuseth...  Philosophical works - Page 295by Francis Bacon - 1854Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1879 - 356 pages
...Gaston de Foix, and others. On the other side, heat and vivacity in Age is an excellent composition 6 for business. Young men are fitter to invent than...within the compass of it, directeth them ; but in new things abuseth 7 them. The errors of young men are the ruin of business ; but the errors of aged men... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 228 pages
...Gaston de Foix, and others. On the other side, heat and vivacity in Age is an excellent composition 5 for business. Young men are fitter to invent than...than for settled business ; for the experience of Age things that fall within the compass of it, directeth thi but in new things abuseth 7 them. The errors... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1879 - 406 pages
...natures may do well in youth, as it is seen in Augustus Caesar, Cosmus Duke of Florence, Gaston de Foix,2 and others. On the other side, heat and vivacity in...Young men are fitter to invent than to judge, fitter foi execution than for counsel, and fitter for new projects than for settled business ; for the experience... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1880 - 702 pages
...is seen in Augustus Caesar, Cosmus Duke of Florence, Gaston De Fois, and others. On the other Bide, heat and vivacity in age is an excellent composition'...within the compass of it, directeth them, but in new things abuseth' them. The errors of young men are the ruin of business, but the errors of aged men... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1881 - 104 pages
...may do well in youth, as it is seen in Augustus Csesar, Cosmos duke of Florence, Gaston de Foix, 6 and others. On the other side, heat and vivacity in...within the compass of it, directeth them; but in new things abuseth them. The errors of young men are the ruin of business; but the errors of aged men amount... | |
 | English essays - 1881 - 578 pages
...natures may do well in youth : as it is seen in Augustus Csesar, Cosmos Duke of Florence, Gaston do Fois, ne directcth them ; but in new things abuscth them. The errors of young men are the ruin of business ;... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1882 - 570 pages
...may do well in youth, as it is seen in Augustus Caesar, Cosmus duke of Florence, Gaston de Foix,1" and others. On the other side, heat and vivacity in...within the compass of it, directeth them ; but in new things abuseth them. ' The errors of young men are the ruin of business ; but the errors of aged men... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1882 - 214 pages
...may do well in youth, as it is seen in Agustus Caesar, Cosmes, duke of Florence, Gaston do Fois, aud others. On the other side, heat and vivacity in age...within the compass of it, directeth them ; but in new things abuseth them. The errors of young men are the ruin of business; but the errors of aged men amount... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - English literature - 1882 - 460 pages
...can be partaker of God's theatre,4 he shall likewise be partaker of God's rest. Of Youth and Age. — Young men are fitter to invent than to judge, fitter...within the compass of it, directeth them, but in new things abuseth them. The errors of young men are the ruin of business, but the errors of aged men amount... | |
 | Benjamin G. Lovejoy - 1883 - 304 pages
...all the list : but reposed natures may do well in youth, as it is seen in Augustus Caesar, Cosmos, Duke of Florence, Gaston de Foix, and others. On the...within the compass of it, directeth them : but in new things abuseth them. The errors of vonng men are the ruin of business ; but the errors of aged men... | |
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