Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep, moral, grave; logic and rhetoric,able to contend.

• 历史书使人明智；诗歌使人富于想象；数学使人精细；自然哲学使人深沉、有道德、严肃；逻辑和修辞学命名人善于辩论。