 | Time - 1835 - 274 pages
...affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - English language - 1839 - 482 pages
...affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment...they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience : for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves... | |
 | American literature - 1855 - 602 pages
...affairs, come but from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment...They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural plants — they need pruning by study ; and studies themselves... | |
 | John Wilson - English language - 1844 - 142 pages
...affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience; for natural abilities are... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - Readers - 1845 - 252 pages
...affairs, come best from those who are learned. 3. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment...wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar. 5. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rule, is the humour of a scholar ; they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience — for natural... | |
 | London univ - 1846 - 326 pages
...affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar : they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience : for natural abilities... | |
 | Salem Town - American literature - 1847 - 420 pages
...much time in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to form one's judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a...They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural plants, and need pruning by study ; and studies, themselves,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...affair*, come best from those that nre learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use them e that loves his children, how many delicious accents make a man's heart dance in humour of a scholar ; they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience — for natural abilities... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - Elocution - 1847 - 344 pages
...come' best' from those' that are learned'. To spend too' much time' in studies is sloth' ; to use' them too much for ornament', is affectation'; to make judgment wholly' by their rules, is the humour' of a scholar'. They perfect' nature', and are perfected' by experience' ; for natural' abilities'... | |
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For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one. but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament... 
