 | Conduct of life - 1859 - 802 pages
...too much time in studies, is sloth ; 10 use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; and to judge wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar....perfected by experience ; for natural abilities, are like plants, and need pruning by study : and studies themselves, give forth directions too much at large,... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience, for natural abilities are... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1859 - 176 pages
...marshalling of affairs como best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience : for natural abilities arc... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - Classical dictionaries - 1859 - 942 pages
...much for ornament is affH-tation ; to make judgment only by their rules is the humour of a scholar. 5. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by btudy, and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except... | |
 | Advanced reading book - Readers - 1860 - 458 pages
...marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience, for natural abilities are... | |
 | Robert Demaus - English literature - 1860 - 580 pages
...marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience, for natural abilities are... | |
 | Popular educator - 1860 - 424 pages
...use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar: they perfect nature, and are perfected...experience ; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studii'S themselves do give forth directions too nun. h at large,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 778 pages
...marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by tlieir rules, is the humor of a scholar; they perfect nature, aiui are perfected by experience —... | |
 | Charles Carroll Bombaugh - Literature - 1860 - 538 pages
...learned. To spend too mnch time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affeetation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humor of a scholar : they perfeet nature and are perfeeted by experience, — for natural abilities are like natural plants,... | |
 | John Connery - Elocution - 1861 - 416 pages
...marshalling of affairs, come best from those who are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are... | |
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... of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one. but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them... 
