 | Tryon Edwards - Quotations, English - 1853 - 442 pages
...Colton. READING, CONVERSATION, AND WRITING. — Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore, if a man...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. — Lord Bacon. READING FOR THE FAMILY. — Always have a book at hand, in the parlor, on the table,... | |
 | Manfred Görlach - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1991 - 492 pages
...like Common distilled Waters, Flashy things. Reading 55 maketh a Full Man; Conference a Ready Man; And Writing an Exact Man. And therefore, If a Man Write little, he had need haue a Great memory; if he Conferre little, he had need haue a Present Wit; And if he Reade litle,... | |
 | Nancy Carrick, Lawrence Finsen - Education - 1997 - 324 pages
...are a few patterns: Parallel Phrases and Clauses Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtle, natural philosophy deep, moral grave,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Literary Collections - 1999 - 276 pages
...like common distilled waters,* flashy9 things. Reading maketh a full man; conference10 a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man...memory; if he confer" little, he had need have a present wit;12 and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories... | |
 | David Crystal, Hilary Crystal - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2000 - 604 pages
...Francis Bacon, 1597/1625, 'Of Studies', in Essays 20:4 Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man...if he confer little, he had need have a present wit [ready mind]; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Biography & Autobiography - 2000 - 470 pages
...distilled Waters, Flashy Things. 30 Reading maketh a Full Man; Conference a Rea-|dy Man; And [2P3V] Writing an Exact Man. And therefore, If a Man Write little, he had need have a Great memory; If he Conferre little, he had need have a Present Wit; And if he Reade litle, he had need have much Cunning,... | |
 | Deborah Skinner Davis - History - 2001 - 172 pages
...LIRRARY. In the main entrance to the library the quotation from Sir Frances Bacon reads: "If a man read little. he had need have much cunning to seem to know that he doth noL" (Library Papers Collection.) ELEANOR ROOSEVELT WITH DK)MTARIES. Since Mrs. Roosevelt's father... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 2002 - 868 pages
...read wholly and with diligence and attention. U Reading maketh a full man, conference0 a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer0 little, he had need have a present wit;0 and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,... | |
 | 许建平 - Chinese language - 2003 - 388 pages
...things. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And there fore , if a man write little, he had need have a great memory;...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathe matics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave;... | |
 | S. P. Koppikar - Homeopathy - 2003 - 178 pages
...<insipid) things. "Reading maketh a full man; conference (conversation and discussion) a ready man; and writing an exact man." And therefore, if a man...have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need has a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth... | |
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,... 
