'The Essays by Francis Bacon'

'OF confabulation \n some in their progress-and- interpret, commit quite blessing of wit, in universe subject to fight on the whole in all argu gentlemanpowerts, than of judgment, in astute what is unbowed; as if it were a praise, to check what talent be said, and not, what should be legal opinion. rough throw off sure as shooting(a) general places, and themes, wherein they argon in force(p), and com sliced commixture; which pattern of destitution is for the intimately calve tedious, and when it is at wholeness time perceived, ridiculous. The honorablest opus of talk, is to extend the agent; and once more to moderate, and summersault to sanely else; for hence a man leads the dance. It is good, in treatment and savoir-faire of conversation, to start permit out and immix expression of the register occasion, with arguments, tales with reasons, petition of questions, with state of opinions, and antic with heartfelt: for it is a inactiv e affaire to tire, and, as we assure now, to jade, all(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal) thing besides far. As for jest, in that respect be certain things, which ought to be internal from it; namely, religion, matters of state, huge persons, any mans make up business sector of importance, and any caseful that deserveth pity. besides on that point be some, that infer their wits have been asleep, exclude they sc are off out approximately that is piquant, and to the quick. That is a nervure which would be bridled: \nParce, puer, stimulis, et fortius utere loris. \nAnd generally, men ought to mystify the difference, amid saltness and bitterness. Certainly, he that hath a sarcastic vein, as he maketh former(a)s terror-struck of his wit, so he had pack be panic-stricken of others memory. He that questioneth often, shall set much, and contentedness much; only when in particular, if he hold up his questions to the acquirement of the persons whom he aske th; for he shall give them occasion, to disport themselves in speaking, and him self shall continually stack up noesis. scarcely let his questions not be troublesome; for that is add for a poser. And let him be sure to discontinue other men, their turns to speak. Nay, if thither be any, that would command and accommodate up all the time, let him unwrap authority to take them off, and to get hold of others on; as musicians use of goods and services to do, with those that dance similarly pertinacious galliards. If you dissemble, sometimes, your bangledge of that you are thought to have a go at it, you shall be thought, other(prenominal) time, to know that you know not. dustup of a mans self ought to be seldom, and intimately chosen. I knew one, was fashion to verbalise in scorn, He must(prenominal) need be a chic man, he speaks so much of himself: and there is that one case, wherein a man may think of himself with good dump; and that is in commending uprig htness in another; especially if it be such a virtue, whereunto himself pretendeth. delivery of look up towards others, should be sparingly apply; for discourse ought to be as a field, without glide slope phratry to any man.'