 He that questioneth much shall learn much, and content much ; but especially if he apply his questions to the skill of the persons whom he asketh ; for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually gather...  Notes and Queries - Page 3891850Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1887 - 326 pages
...maketh others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of others' memory. He that questioneth much shall learn much, and content much ; but especially...his questions to the skill of the persons whom he asketh ; for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy, English - 1890 - 826 pages
...maketh others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of others' memory. He that questioneth much, shall learn much, and content much ; but especially...his questions to the skill of the persons whom he asketh ; for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually... | |
 | Benjamin G. Lovejoy - Authors, English - 1888 - 306 pages
...maketh others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of others' memory. \ He that questionctn much, shall learn much, and content much; but especially...his questions to the skill of the persons whom he asketh; for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1888 - 336 pages
...maketh others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of others' memory. He that questioneth much shall learn much, and content much ; but especially...his questions to the skill of the persons whom he asketh ; for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1890 - 510 pages
...others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of others' memory. He that questioneth much, 'all learn much, and content much ; but especially if he...his questions to the skill of the persons whom he asketh ; for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually... | |
 | Orville T. Bright, James Baldwin - Readers - 1890 - 516 pages
...others afraid of his wit, so he hath need to be afraid of others' memory. He that questioneth much shall learn much and content' much, but especially if he apply his questions to the skill of the per-io sons whom he asketh; for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - 300 pages
...maketh others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of others' memory. He that questioneth much shall learn much and content much ; but especially if he apply his ques1 Requires to. See note I, Essay xxii. page 128. 2 Spare the whip, boy, and tug harder at the reins.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1891 - 466 pages
...maketh others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of others' memory. He that questioneth much, shall learn much, and content much, but especially...his questions to the skill of the persons whom he asketh : for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually... | |
 | Maturin Murray Ballou - Quotations, English - 1894 - 604 pages
...next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.— Sir W. Temple. He that questioncth much shall learn much, and content much ; but especially...give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, und himself shall . continually gather knowledge ; but let his ques- 1 lions not be troublesome, ibr... | |
 | John Lubbock - Conduct of life - 1894 - 336 pages
...Many people have learned much of what they know from conversation. " He that questioneth much," says Bacon, " shall learn much and content much ; but especially...his questions to the skill of the persons whom he asketh ; for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually... | |
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