 Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,...  Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Seite 286von Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 744 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 Seiten
...Booly are like common d Milled Waters, flafliy things. Reading maketh a full man •, Conference a ready man •, and Writing an exact man. And therefore,...little, he had need have a great memory ; if he Confer lirtle, he had need have a prefent wit ; and if he Read lirtle, he had need have much cunning to fcem... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 Seiten
...books are like common distiJlecl waters , flashy tilings. Reading makelh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little , he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little , he had need have much cunning to seem to... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 Seiten
...distilled books are like common distilled' waters , flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; eonference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little , he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little , he had need have much cunning to seem to... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 Seiten
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Heading makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore,...had need have a great memory; if he confer little, be had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to seem to know... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 Seiten
...to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. IBID. READING raaketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and therefore,...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a pleasant wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 Seiten
...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...had need have a great memory: if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 Seiten
...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and, if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 Seiten
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; ^and writing an exact man. And therefore,...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to seem to know... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 Seiten
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore,...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to seem to know... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 Seiten
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore...had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know... | |
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