 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...  Bacon's Essays - Page 468by Francis Bacon - 1874 - 641 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1855 - 602 pages
...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...counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come but from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to to use them too much... | |
 | 1844 - 456 pages
...Studio wire for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief nw for delight, is In privBteness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and...judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can exccute, and perhaps judge of particular!, one by one : but the general counsels, and the plots and... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 pages
...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 expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of par(36) ticulars, one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs,... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - 1845 - 252 pages
...delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privacy and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. 2. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...use for delight is in privatoness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, ia arc learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, Í3 in the judgment nnd [Sorcery and Witchcraft.] affair*, come best from those that nre learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use... | |
 | Salem Town - 1847 - 420 pages
...for delight, is in retired privacy; for ornament, in discourse ; and for ability, in the arrangement and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute,...and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one ; but general councils, and the plots and marshaling of affairs, come best from the learned. '; 2. To spend... | |
 | 1848 - 398 pages
...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 dispositions of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 372 pages
...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 expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of paiticulars one by one : but the general counsels, and tihe plots and marshalling of affairs, come... | |
 | George Campbell - 1849 - 472 pages
...men," says Lord Bacon, " can execute and judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general councils, and the plots and marshalling of 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... | |
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