 Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested...  The Christian's Penny Magazine - Page 561832Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1850 - 338 pages
...use: that is a wisdom without them, and won by observation. Read not to contradict, nor to believe, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready... | |
 | rev. David Williams (M.A.) - 1850 - 162 pages
...use; that is a wisdom without them, and won by observation. Read not to contradict, nor to believe, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Biography - 1850 - 590 pages
...wisedome without them : and aboue them wonne by observation. Read not to contradict, nor to beleeue, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to bo swallowed, and some few to be chewed and disgested. That is, some bookes are to be read only... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - 228 pages
...simple men admire them; and wise men use them : for they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdon without them, and above them, won by observation....some few to be chewed and digested : that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously1 ; and some few to be read... | |
 | English language - 1851 - 278 pages
...teach not their own use, but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Bead not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and...some few to be chewed and digested : that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to bt read... | |
 | 582 pages
...Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them : for they teach not theiv own use, but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation....Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider." —Bacon's Essays.... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them and above them, won by observation....Read, not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, bat to weigh and consider. Some books are to... | |
 | Salem Town - Readers - 1851 - 422 pages
...studies ; simple men admire, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their cwn use ; but there is a wisdom without them and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute ; nor to beliene or take far granted ; nor to find matter merely for conversation ; but to weigh and consider.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation....some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to be read... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - English language - 1852 - 380 pages
...studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use : but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation....some few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books are to be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ; and some few to be read... | |
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