Question

What a man needs to possess if a man writes little according to Bacon in his essay “Of Studies”?

• A. he had need have a great memory
• B. he must be well-traveled
• C. he should possess eloquent speech skills
• D. he needs to be wealthy and influential

Answer 1

Answer:

A. he had need have a great memory

• According to Bacon if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning.