 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1878 - 790 pages
...affections, from storm and tempests; but it maketh daylight in the understanding, out of cLirkness and confusion of thoughts. Neither is this to be understood...discourse than by a day's meditation. It was well said by Themistocles to the king of Persia, That speech was like cloth of Arras, opened and put abroad; whereby... | |
 | William George Fretton - 1879 - 398 pages
...Whoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break np in the communicating and discoursing with another:...by an hour's discourse than by a day's meditation. In a word, a man were better relate himself to a statue or picture than to suffer his thoughts to pass... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 272 pages
...communicating and discoursing with another : he tosseth his thoughts more easily ; he marshalleth 150 them more orderly ; he seeth how they look when they...discourse than by a day's meditation. It was well said by Themistocles to the king of Persia, that speech was like cloth ofiss Arras, opened and put abroad,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1880 - 702 pages
...which a man receiveth from his friend ; but before you come to that, certain it is, that whosoever1 hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits...finally, he waxeth* wiser than himself; and that more by au hour's discourse than by a day's meditation. It was well said by Themistocles to the king of Persia,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1880 - 772 pages
...fraught with mnny thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break up in communicalingand LORD BACON: Essay XX VI II., Of Friendship. Heraclitus saith well in one of his enigmas, " Dry light... | |
 | William Swinton - American literature - 1880 - 694 pages
...he tosseth his thoughts more easily ; he marshalleth them more orderly ; he seeth how they look 135 when they are turned into words ; finally, he waxeth...discourse than by a day's meditation. It was well said by Themistocles to the King of Persia "that speech was like cloth of Arras opened and put abroad, whereby... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1880 - 842 pages
...thoughts more easily — he marshalloth them more orderly— he seeth how they look when they lire turned into words— finally he waxeth wiser than...discourse than by a day's meditation. It was well said by Themistocles to the king of Persia, that speech was like cloth of Arras, opened and put abroad; whereby... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1881 - 104 pages
...cause. The second fruit of friendship is healthful and sovereign for the understanding, as the flrst is for the affections ; for friendship maketh indeed...discourse than by a day's meditation. It was well said by Themistocles to the King of Persia, "That speech was like cloth of arras, opened and put abroad ; l... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1881 - 292 pages
...communicating and discoursing with another : he tosseth his thoughts more easily ; he marshalleth 1 5^ them more orderly ; he seeth how they look when they...discourse than by a day's meditation. It was well said by Themistocles to the king of Persia, that speech was like cloth of 1 55 Arras, opened and put abroad,... | |
 | William Meynell Whittemore - 1882 - 838 pages
...good for food, on which she instantly faUs upon him, and eats him uf.—MicheIet. CONVERSATION. — Whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts,...discourse than by a day's meditation. It was well said by Themistocles to the king of Persia, "That speech was like cloth of Arras, opened ind put abroad ; whereby... | |
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... certain it is, that whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break up in the communicating and discoursing with another : he tosseth his thoughts more easily, he marshalleth them more orderly, he... 
