 | George Campbell - 1801 - 462 pages
...improvements on the species. " Expert men," says Lord Bacon, " can execute and " judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general " counsels, and the plots...affairs, " come best from those that are learned." INDEED, in almost every art, even as used by mere practitioners, there are certain rules, as hath been... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...disposition of business. For expert men can execute , and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; bui 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 sloth1, to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...judgment and ilisposition of business. For expert men can execute , and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels , and the plots...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... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...judgment and disposition of business : for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots...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... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots,...of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend toe much time in studies is sloth; to use them- too much for ornament is affectation; to make... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one: but the general counsels, and the plots...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...judgment and disposition of business : for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one : but the general counsels-, and the plots...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 ;... | |
 | 1817 - 678 pages
...450 critical remarks. " Expert men," says Lord Bacon, " can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one, but the general counsels, and the plots...of affairs, come best from those that are learned." We are informed by the author of i the work before us. " that he has avoided treating of those subjects... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots,...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots,...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... | |
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STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business; for expert men can execute, and perhaps... 
