 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...  Modern Culture - Stran 315uredili: - 1897Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Francis Bacon - 1825
...contrivers of suits ; for they are but £ kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. L. OF STUDIES. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one : but the general counsels,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825
...contrivers of suits; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. L. OF STUDIES. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; forornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 346 strani
...IX. ON STUDY. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, aud for ability. The chief use for deliglrt is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one. by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 300 strani
...understanding, and the richest treasures of mere speculative knowledge. LESSON VI. Studies. — LORD BACON. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1829
...for delight, for ornament, and for ability : they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to beliere and take for granted ; nor to find talk and discourse,... | |
 | 1830 - 263 strani
...delight, for ornament, and for ability. The chief use ' for delight is in priYateness and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and, perhaps, judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
 | John J. Harrod - 1832 - 324 strani
...gathered together as they lay on the turf of his grandfather's grave. WlLSON* LESSON LXVII. Of Studies. 1. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one: but the general counsels,... | |
 | 1832
...neighbour. OF STUDIES, BY LORD BACON. S rriu Ei serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. The chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring;...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business, for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - 216 strani
...contrivers of suits ; for they are hit a kind of poison and infection to public proceeding. OF STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of paiticulars one by one : but the general counsels,... | |
 | James Flamank - 1833
...beams on him. " Studies," observes Lord Bacon, "serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring;...ability is in the judgment and disposition of business." He, then, who being fully acquainted with his worldly engagements, who, by industry and skill is proceeding... | |
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