| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...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... | |
| George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except...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... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1827 - 412 pages
...for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by duty ; and studies themselves ilo give forth directions too much at large, except they...bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies. cimple men admire them, and wise men use them : for they teach not their own use, but that is a wisdom... | |
| Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1828 - 314 pages
...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... | |
| English literature - 1829 - 430 pages
...for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning, by study ; and studies themselves, do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience."* What then is the happy medium we should recommend ? even that which this Society is likely to establish... | |
| Readers - 1830 - 288 pages
...— 5 Do donnc de la force a t'cacpression. To give forth directions, serepandent. except they be6 bounded in by experience. 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... | |
| Christianity - 1832 - 670 pages
...for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; aud 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 ia a wisdom without them, and above... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1833 - 230 pages
...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... | |
| Time - 1835 - 274 pages
...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... | |
| 1835 - 430 pages
...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... | |
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