...upon the sententious wisdom of the greatest of modern philosophers. " Studies," says my Lord Bacon, "serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. — Histories make men wise ; poets, witty ; the mathematics, subtile ; natural philosophy, deep ;...

...first grant • if a man show himself neither dejected nor discontented. " Iniquum petas, ut cequum feras," is a good rule, where a man hath strength...business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps ijudge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs,...

...are not spoiled till those of nature age are already sunk into corruption. ON STUDIES.— LORD BACOU. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment »nd disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by...

...almost entirely of aphorisms and detached sentences. The extracts which follow are from his Essays.] Studies. Studies serve for delight, for ornament,...; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of par(36) ticulars, one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs,...

...in one peaceful current until they finally and conjointly merge in the ocean of Eternity. THE USES OF STUDIES. — "Studies serve for delight, for ornament,...ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in judgment and duposition for business." — Thoughts by Bacon. THE Journal of f^ealtf) antj AUGUST,...

...privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, Í3 in the judgment nnd [Sorcery and Witchcraft.] affair*, come best from those that nre learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use...

...book, out of which he is doomed to read tedious homilies to distasting schoolboys." — Charles Lamb. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and dispositions of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one...

...general contrivers of suits ; for they are hut a kind of poison and infection to public proceeding. OF STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament,...; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of paiticulars one by one : but the general counsels, and tihe plots and marshalling of affairs, come...

...holiness to which only a desperate heart could be insensible. 15 EXERCISE VII. Studies. — BACON. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. Expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one 6 by one ; but the general counsels, and...

...advantageously dispkys his fullness and richness of thought and of style than this on the use of study. " Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....one ; but the general counsels, and the plots, and marshaling of affairs come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth...