 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1850 - 338 pages
...others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. 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, have a present wit; and if he read little, have... | |
 | Charles Bridges - Pastoral theology - 1850 - 501 pages
...may be read by deputy and extracts of them made by others. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man: and writing an exact man : and therefore if a man write little, tye had need have a good memory; if he confer little, he had need of much cunning, to appear to know... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Biography - 1850 - 590 pages
...books also птцу be read by deputy, and extracta made of them .by .others; but that would be only in r of these hath been inquired and considered as a part and appendix of medicine, ^re, ïïke common distilled wafers, flashy things!' /Reading maketh a full man ; conference a read}'... | |
 | English language - 1851 - 278 pages
...made of them by others ; but that should be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sorts of books ; else distilled books are like common distilled...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... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...books, also, may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort...flashy things. 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - 228 pages
...books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would* be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort...like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading makelh a full man ; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And, therefore, if a man write... | |
 | Education - 1846 - 584 pages
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 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort...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... | |
 | English essays - 1852 - 780 pages
...others to be swallowed, and some few to bt chewed and digested. Reading maketh a full man, conference a entirely excluded from the secrets of the inner council ; and were awaiting had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, have a present wit ; and if he read little, have... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - English language - 1852 - 380 pages
...the less important arguments and the meaner sort of books. 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... | |
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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... 
