 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...  The Christian's Penny Magazine - Stran 561832Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | John Taylor - 1839 - 274 strani
...charge that makes the feast." — Isaac Walton. LIX. Soaks. — Read not to contradict and confute, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others... | |
 | 1839 - 656 strani
...the fire, Which pierced them «till with its triumphal ipirc." READ not to contradict and confute, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to i he swallowed, and some few to be digested ; that i», some books are to be read only in parís... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 strani
...studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them and above them, won by observation....talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some i You ask too much in order to obtain a moderate boon. The precept is exemplified in the following... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 512 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... | |
 | 1841 - 532 strani
...be profitable, must be something more than a mere " beggarly day-dreaming." " Read," says Bacon, " not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested." It might be added, many are not to be read... | |
 | 1841 - 524 strani
...be profitable, must be something more than a mere " beggarly day-dreaming." " Read," says Bacon, " not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested." It might be added, many are not to be read... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1841 - 530 strani
...be profitable, must be something more than a mere " beggarly day-dreaming." " Read," says Bacon, " not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and...and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested." It might be added, many are not to be read... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 520 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... | |
 | 1855 - 602 strani
...studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use : but that is a wisdom without them and above them, won by observation....some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiousry ; and some few to be read... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 strani
...men use them ; for they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above tbem, ed in himself with death : Then fell he too, t' embrace...the killing siçht ; and now, Almost made stone, beg books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to be read... | |
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