 | Education - 1855 - 396 pages
...like; so, if a man's wits be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin...distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen ; if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing to prove and illustrate another,... | |
 | Education - 1855 - 396 pages
...like ; so, if a man's wits be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin...distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen ; if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing to prove and illustrate another,... | |
 | Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland - Medicine - 1887 - 1134 pages
...distinguish or find out differences, let him study the schoolmen. If he be apt to beat over matters and call upon one thing to prove and illustrate another,...lawyers' cases. So every defect of the mind may have a proper receipt." When Abraham Lincoln was studying law he found that he was deficient in the power... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 pages
...to distinguish or find differences,6 let him study the schoolmen, for they are 'cymini sectores;'7 if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call...every defect of the mind may have a special receipt. ANTITHETA ON STUDIES. Puo. C0NTEA. ' Lectio est eonversatio cum pruden- 'Quse unqmnu ars docuit tempestitibus... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1856 - 406 pages
...schoolmen, for they are " Cymini sectores." * If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him...every defect of the mind may have a special receipt. 1 Vapid : without taste or spirit. 2 " Studies become habits." 8 " Splitters of cummin-seeds ;" or,... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Conduct of life - 1857 - 578 pages
...to distinguish or find differences,6 let him study the schoolmen, for they are 'cymini sectores;'7 if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call...every defect of the mind may have a special receipt. ANTITHETA ON STUDIES. PEG. CONTEA. ' Lectio est conversatio cum pruden- ' Quse unquam ars docuit tempestitibus... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English literature - 1858 - 812 pages
...like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin...study the schoolmen ; for they are cymini sectores, [splitters of hairs.] If he be not apt to beat over matters 8, and to call up one thing to prove and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin...study the schoolmen; for they are cymini sectores, [splitters of hairs.] If he be not apt to beat over matters 8, and to call up one thing to prove and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1858 - 792 pages
...like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin...study the schoolmen; for they are cymini sectores, [splitters of hairs.] If he be not apt to beat over matters 8, and to call up one thing to prove and... | |
 | Alonzo Potter - 1858 - 478 pages
...man's wits," says Bacon, " be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin...let him study the schoolmen, for they are ' cymini sectoret ;' if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing to prove and illustrate... | |
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So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again: if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find dif-ferences, let him study the schoolmen; for they are... 
