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Francis Bacon quotes about reading

English Philosopher January 21, 1561 – April 9, 1626

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Francis Bacon quote: "Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to..."
Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read. Francis Bacon
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Francis Bacon
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Francis Bacon
Reading maketh a full man; and writing an axact man. And, therefore, if a man write little, he need have a present wit; and if he read little, he need have much cunning to seem to know which he doth not. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing..."
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "Reading makes a full man, writing a precise man."
Reading makes a full man, writing a precise man. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take..."
Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "Reading makes a man full"
Reading makes a man full Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "Read not to contradict and confute, nor to find talk and..."
Read not to contradict and confute, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Francis Bacon

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