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 | Samuel Jackson Pratt - 1801 - 628 pages
...entitles you to theirs in return. " He that questioneth much shall gain much ;" said the profound Bacon, " but especially if he apply his questions to the skill...occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually gather knowledge." » Thus, too, you gain not only genuine opinions, and an insight... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...much, and content much; but especially If be apply bis questions to the skill of the persons whom be asketh: for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually gather knowledge. LONDON: Bacon's Euays. • Tr.ii FOR j. MAWMAN; LONGMAN, HURST>... | |
 | 1807 - 472 pages
...learn much, and content much ; but especially if he applr his questions to the skill of the person* whom he asketh : for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in «peaking, arid hini-clf continually gather knowledge— -ierrf Peru/аи. 1 thought, «aid Pasral,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...SELECTED AND ARRANGED FROM MR. BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON. IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. I. He that questioned much shall learn much, and content much; but especially if he apply hts questions to the skill of the persons whom he asketh : for he shall give them occasion to please... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...he maketh others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of other's memory. He that questioneth much shall learn much, and content much; but especially...occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually gather knowledge; but let his questions not be troublesome, for that is fit for a... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...others' memory. IBID. HE that questioneth much shall learn much, and content much, but especially if be apply his questions to the skill of the persons whom...occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually gather knowledge. But let his questions not be troublesome, for that is fit for a... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...he maketh others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of other's memory. He that questioneth much shall learn much, and content much ; but especially...occasion to •please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually gather knowledge ; but let iiis questions not be troublesome, for that is fit for... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...he maketh others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of others' memory. He that questioneth much, shall learn much, and content much ; but especially...occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually gather knowledge. But let his questions not be troublesome ; for that is fit for... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...afraid of his \vit, so he had need be afraid of others' memory. He that questioneth much, shall learu much, and content much ; but especially if he apply...occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually gather knowledge. But let his questions not be troublesome ; for that is fit for... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON. IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. I. He that queitioneth much shall learn much, and ro :icnt much; but especially if he apply his questions to the skill of the persons whom he askelh : for he shall 6i?e them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually... | |
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