Q0185

Francis Bacon

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English

Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.
Thinker Francis Bacon
School Scientific Method
Source Of Studies
Theme Philosophy
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Source context

This English passage is associated with Of Studies, within the tradition of Scientific Method. The wording below is a verified rendering prepared for careful reading rather than a claim of unique translation authority.

A short reading

Read in the register of philosophy, the sentence asks the reader to test an assumption rather than to collect a slogan. In Francis Bacon's wider work, similar claims are usually offered as prompts for judgment: what would have to be true for the sentence to hold, and what would follow if it did?

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APA: Francis Bacon. (n.d.). Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. In Philosophy Blind Box. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0185

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Chicago: Francis Bacon. “Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready….” Philosophy Blind Box. Accessed 2026. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0185.

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