The human body is the magazine of inventions, the patent office, where are the models from which every hint was taken. All the tools and engines on earth are only extensions of its limbs and senses. One definition of man is " an intelligence served by... American Annals of Education - Pagina 1961829Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pagine
...watery and soft natures. But to speak truly of things as they are in worth, rational knowledges are the keys of all other arts ; for as Aristotle saith...the instrument of instruments, and the mind is the " fonn of forms;" so these lie truly said to be the art of arts ; neither do they only direct, but... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pagine
...watery and soft natures. But, to speak truly of things as they are in worth, rational knowledges are the keys of all other arts: for as Aristotle saith...instruments, and the mind is the form of forms:" so these he truly said to he the art of arts: neither do they only direct, hut likewise confirm and strengthen;... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1852 - 236 pagine
...watery and soft natures. But, to speak truly of things as they are in worth, Rational Knowledges are the keys of all other arts ; for as Aristotle saith,...of instruments, and the mind is the form of forms :i so these be truly said to be the art of arts : neither do they only direct, but likewise confirm... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1857 - 854 pagine
...watery and soft natures. But to speak truly of things as they are in worth, Rational Knowledges are the keys of all other arts ; for as Aristotle saith...these be truly said to be the Art of Arts : neither i|D they only direct, but likewise confirm and strengthen ; even as the habit of shooting doth not... | |
| Francis Bacon (Viscount St. Albans) - 1857 - 856 pagine
...watery and soft natures. But to speak truly of things as they are in worth, Rational Knowledges are the keys of all other arts ; for as Aristotle saith aptly and elegantly, That the hand i* the Instrument of Instruments, and the mind is the Form of Forms : so these be truly said to be... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1858 - 516 pagine
...the instrument of instruments, and mind is the form of forms, so these are truly said to be the arts of arts. Neither do they only direct, but likewise...confirm and strengthen; even as the habit of shooting not only enables one to take a better aim, but also to draw a stronger bow. The' logical arts are four... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1859 - 856 pagine
...watery and soft natures. But to speak truly of things as they are in worth, Rational Knowledges are the keys of all other arts ; for as Aristotle saith aptly and elegantly, That the hand is tJie Instrument of Instruments, and the mind is the Form of Forms : so these be truly said to be the... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1861 - 578 pagine
...the instrument of instruments, and mind is the form of forms, so these are truly said to be the arts of arts. Neither do they only direct, but likewise...confirm and strengthen ; even as the habit of shooting not only enables one to take a better aim, but also to draw a stronger bow. The logical arts are four... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1870 - 304 pagine
...age of tools. They grow out of our structure. "Man is the metre of all things," said Aristotle ; " the hand is the instrument of instruments, and the mind is the form of forms." The human body is the magazine of inventions, the patent-office, where are the models from which every... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1870 - 316 pagine
...age of tools. They grow out of our structure. " Man is the metre of all things," said Aristotle ; " the hand is the instrument of instruments, and the mind is the form of forms." The human body is the magazine of inventions, the patent-office, where arex the models from which every... | |
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