 STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps...  Bacon's essays, with annotations by R. Whately - Page 485by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Lyman Cobb - Readers - 1845 - 252 pages
...delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privacy and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. 2. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels,... | |
 | 1846 - 838 pages
...Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in judgment and disposition for business. " Read, not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...use for delight is in privatoness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, ia arc learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, Í3 in the judgment nnd [Sorcery and Witchcraft.] affair*, come best from those that nre learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use... | |
 | Salem Town - Elocution - 1847 - 420 pages
...for delight, is in retired privacy; for ornament, in discourse ; and for ability, in the arrangement and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute,...and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one ; but general councils, and the plots and marshaling of affairs, come best from the learned. '; 2. To spend... | |
 | Education - 1848 - 398 pages
...Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and dispositions of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one... | |
 | John Locke - Intellect - 1849 - 372 pages
...STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and...; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of paiticulars one by one : but the general counsels, and tihe plots and marshalling of affairs, come... | |
 | George Campbell - English language - 1849 - 472 pages
...men," says Lord Bacon, " can execute and judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general councils, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned." Indeed, in almost every art, even as used by mere practitioners, there are certain rules, as hath been... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849 - 708 pages
...Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privatenesi thejudgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...for delight, for ornament, and for • ability. Their chief use for delight, is in private- J ness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse; and...of affairs, come best from those that are learned. r/To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ;... | |
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