 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,...  Aphorisms, maxims, &c., for learners, selected and arranged by R. Potts - Page 153by Robert Potts - 1875 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Stevens (Jr.) - Best books - 1853 - 136 pages
...dislilled hooks are, like common distilled waters, flashy things : Reading maketh a fnll man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...a present wit ; and if he read little he had need hare mnch cnnning, to meem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; the mathematies... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1853 - 716 pages
...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,...a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need hare much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. SIB WALTER RALEIGH. In the brilliant constellation... | |
 | Manfred Görlach - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1991 - 492 pages
...Bookes, are like Common distilled Waters, Flashy things. Reading 55 maketh a Full Man; Conference a Ready Man; And Writing an Exact Man. And therefore, If a Man Write little, he had need haue a Great memory; if he Conferre little, he had need haue a Present Wit; And if he Reade litle,... | |
 | David J. Silk - Business & Economics - 1995 - 182 pages
...you mean business. Chapter 2 Communication and management 'Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore,...a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not' from 'Of Studies' by Francis Bacon (1561-1626)... | |
 | Nancy Carrick, Lawrence Finsen - Education - 1997 - 324 pages
...structures. Here are a few patterns: Parallel Phrases and Clauses Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore,...a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Literary Collections - 1999 - 276 pages
...books* are like common distilled waters,* flashy9 things. Reading maketh a full man; conference10 a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore,...memory; if he confer" little, he had need have a present wit;12 and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories... | |
 | David Crystal, Hilary Crystal - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2000 - 604 pages
...attention. Francis Bacon, 1597/1625, 'Of Studies', in Essays 20:4 Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore,...if he confer little, he had need have a present wit [ready mind]; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Biography & Autobiography - 2000 - 470 pages
...distilled Waters, Flashy Things. 30 Reading maketh a Full Man; Conference a Rea-|dy Man; And [2P3V] Writing an Exact Man. And therefore, If a Man Write little, he had need have a Great memory; If he Conferre little, he had need have a Present Wit; And if he Reade litle, he had need have much Cunning,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 2002 - 868 pages
...few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. U Reading maketh a full man, conference0 a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore...write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer0 little, he had need have a present wit;0 and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,... | |
 | 许建平 - Chinese language - 2003 - 388 pages
...things. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And there fore , if a man write little, he had need have a great memory;...a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathe... | |
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