| David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 sidor
...expedience ; for natural abilities require study, as natural plants need pruning; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except...Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them ; for studies teach not their own use — this wise men learn by observation. Read... | |
| John Locke - 1849 - 372 sidor
...for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth •directions too much at large, except...experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire, and wise men use them; for they teach. not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them, and above... | |
| Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 sidor
...; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by duty ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except...Crafty men contemn 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... | |
| Truman Rickard, Hiram Orcutt - 1850 - 130 sidor
...for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except...bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, 15 simple men admire them, and wise men use them : for they teach not their own use ; but that is a... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 sidor
...experience; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except...Crafty men contemn 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... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - 228 sidor
...Books (Book II, ch. x); but the subject is treated very differently. by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except...Crafty men contemn studies; 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... | |
| 1851 - 278 sidor
...; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by duty ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except...Crafty men contemn 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... | |
| 582 sidor
...; for natural abilities are like natural plants, they need pruning by duty, and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in bv experience. " Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them : for they teach not theiv own... | |
| Hubert Ashton Holden - 1852 - 380 sidor
...for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except...Crafty men contemn 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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 sidor
...for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except...Crafty men contemn 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... | |
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