 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...Learned. To fpend too much time in Studies is floth i to ufe them too much for Ornament is affectation j 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 like Natural Plants, that need Proyning... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a fcholar. They perfeft nature, and are perfefted by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by duty, and ftudiej themfelves do give forth direftions too much at large, except they be bounded in bv experience.... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...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 ;...studies themselves do give forth directions too much THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. i33 much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...; 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...wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They parfect nature , and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural plants ,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 pages
...; but the generall counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affaires, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is...them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgement wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholler. They perfect nature, and are perfected... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...; but the generall counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affaires, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is...them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgement wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholler. They perfect nature, and are perfected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pages
...most blamed for. Locke. j. A pedant ; a man of books. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar : they perfect nature, and ire perfected by experience. Bacon. 4. One who has a lettered education. My cousin William is becom-... | |
 | William Enfield - 1805 - 456 pages
...make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a fcholar. They perfeft nature, and are perfefted by experience; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by duty; and ftudies thcmfelves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...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...judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholJar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...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...abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves give directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.... | |
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... 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. 
