| Peter Bullions - 1849 - 252 Seiten
...that you may he happy." 1002. RULE 13. — When a verh is understood, a comma must he inserted ; as, " Reading makes a full man ; conversation, a ready man ; and writing, an exact man." 1003. RULE 14. — Words repeated are separated hy a comma; as, " Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord... | |
| George Etell Sargent - 1851 - 190 Seiten
...impossible to arrive at any tolerable degree of distinction, without this habit. "Beading," says Bacon, " makes a full man ; conversation, a ready man ; and writing, an exact man." That which he means by ' full,' can never be attained except by an extensive and thorough acquaintance... | |
| Maturin Murray Ballou - 1852 - 422 Seiten
...assisted by Hosea Ballou, 2d, now Dr. H. Ballou, of Medford. If it be true, as Lord Bacon has said, that reading makes a full man, conversation a ready man, and writing an exact man, then teaching certainly embraces the advantages to be derived from all three ; and this Mr. Ballou... | |
| 1852 - 1162 Seiten
...though short sentence," replied the parent, " was penned by the great philosopher, Lord Bacon ; viz. ' Reading makes a full man, conversation a ready man, and writing an exact man ; ' and as the end in the acquirement of knowledge should be to communicate it to others, which... | |
| Charles Simmons - 1852 - 564 Seiten
...is the best mirror of the heart. HP who converses with nobody, knows nothing. Jsird Bacon. Beading makes a full man; conversation, a ready man ; and writing, an exact man. Clarendon. Counsel and conversation is a second education, that improves all the virtue and corrects... | |
| Maturin Murray Ballou - 1853 - 418 Seiten
...assisted by Hosea Ballou, 2d, now Dr. H. Ballou, of Medford. If it be true, as Lord Bacon has said, that reading makes a full man, conversation a ready man, and writing an exact man, then teaching certainly embraces the advantages to be derived from all three ; and this Mr. Ballou... | |
| 1853 - 710 Seiten
...carefully in the evening, mil materially assist in this process of mental training. Lord Bacon's aphorism, that reading makes a full man, conversation a ready man, and writing an exact man, should be borne in mind and acted up to in a spirit of determination that no temptation shall... | |
| George Eliel SARGENT, George Etell Sargent - 1854 - 120 Seiten
...impossible to arrive at any tolerable degree of distinction, without this habit. "Beading," says Bacon, " makes a full man ; conversation, a ready man ; and writing, an exact man." That which he means by ' full,' can never be attained except by an extensive and thorough acquaintance... | |
| Henry Trays - 1855 - 100 Seiten
...SKETCH XXVI. In conclusion, it may not be amiss to enjoin application to the following. Bacon said, " reading makes a full man ; conversation, a ready man ; and writing, an exact man." Theme writing is an important exercise for youth. The sketches of this treatise may furnish a... | |
| John Wilson - 1856 - 188 Seiten
...analyze the following pieces of composition, agreeably to the present chapter: * — 1. STUDIES. — Reading makes a full man ; conversation, a ready man ; and writing, an exact man. If, therefore, a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he converse little, he... | |
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