 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,...  Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Página 286por Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 744 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Andrew Jackson Graham - 1857 - 88 páginas
...like common distilled waters — flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference, a ready mac ; and writing, an exact man; and, therefore, if a man...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, to seem to... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 páginas
...Reac not to contradict, nor to believe, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted others liulc, he had need h'ave a great memory ; if he confer little, have a present wit ; and if lie read... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1859 - 768 páginas
...Reac not to contradict, nor to believe, but to weift and consider. Some books are to be lasted others to be swallowed, and some few to bt chewed and digested....man, and writing an exact man. And therefore if a man wriie litlle, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, have a present wit ; and if lie... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 páginas
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, ilashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and therefore,...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had 1 This Essay, first printed in 1597, was enlarged in 1612, and again in 1625. need have a present... | |
 | Charles Carroll Bombaugh - 1860 - 538 páginas
...some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. Reading makcth a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and therefore,...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 to seem to know... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 páginas
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and therefore,...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had 1 This Essay, first printed in 1597, was enlarged in 1612, and again in 1626. need have a present... | |
 | Advanced reading book - 1860 - 458 páginas
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and therefore,...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 to seem to know... | |
 | John Connery - 1861 - 416 páginas
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference, a ready man ; and writing, an exact man. And therefore,...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 to seem to know... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1861 - 408 páginas
...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy1 things. Reading maketh a full man ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; and, therefore,...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, to seem to know... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1861 - 468 páginas
...distilled books are like common distilled waters flashy things. Reading maketh a full man conference a ready man and •writing an exact man and therefore...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 to seem to know... | |
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