Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to... Self Culture - Stran 3201897Celotni ogled - O knjigi
| Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 strani
...they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe...some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and atter. tion. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 strani
...contradict and confute; nor to believe or take for granted'; nor to find matter merely for conversation'; but to weigh and consider'. Some books are to be tasted';...chewed and digested'; that is', some books are to be only glanced at'; others' . . are to be read', but not critically'; and some few' . . are to be read... | |
| 1835 - 430 strani
...they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only... | |
| Time - 1835 - 274 strani
...teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. ^Iratl not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only... | |
| 1835 - 430 strani
...talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are tobe tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only... | |
| 1835 - 736 strani
...others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read in some parts, others to be read but not curiously, and some...be read wholly, and with diligence, and attention ; some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others." If this was judicious... | |
| 1835 - 740 strani
...1835. y PREFACE. LORD Bacon says— " Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read in some parts, others to be read but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence,... | |
| David Hoffman - 1836 - 468 strani
...body; for, as lord Bacon quaintly observes, 'some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in part, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence, and... | |
| 1837 - 608 strani
...use : that is a wisdom without them, and won by observation. Read not to contradict, nor to believe, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 strani
...observation. Read not to contradict and confute ; nor to believe and take for granted; norto find talk and discourse ; but to weigh and consider. Some books...be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only... | |
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