1. According to Bacon, what are the three uses of studies? For what kind of decisions are they really useful? 2. What are three ways in which studies can be misused. What kind of misuse do you think does most harm? 3. What opinion do crafty, simple and wise men have of studies? What is a wise man's in reading? 4. What does a man gain from reading? From writing? From conversation? What does a man need who does little of any of these? Why? (pa help)
1. Studies serve for delight, ornament, and ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business.
