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Reading Makes A Full Man

Francis Bacon's quote "Reading makes a full man, speaking a ready man, writing an exact man" means: - Reading provides knowledge and nourishes the intellect, making one's mind "full". - Speaking and engaging in discussion makes one "ready" and adept at communication. - Writing notes and being precise with language makes one "exact" in their knowledge.

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Reading Makes A Full Man

Francis Bacon's quote "Reading makes a full man, speaking a ready man, writing an exact man" means: - Reading provides knowledge and nourishes the intellect, making one's mind "full". - Speaking and engaging in discussion makes one "ready" and adept at communication. - Writing notes and being precise with language makes one "exact" in their knowledge.

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“READING MAKES A FULL MAN, SPEAKING

A READY MAN, WRITING AN EXACT MAN.”

Submitted by: Muqqadas Khan (bsf1900059)


Submitted to: Sir Mubashir Sadiq
Subject: Communication Skills (1119)
Department: B.S Chemistry (2nd Semester)
Shift: Evening
Dated: 01 June,2020
INTRODUCTION
The quote “READING MAKES A FULL MAN, SPEAKING A READY MAN, WRITING AN
EXACT MAN” was written by Francis Bacon

who ( 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626), also known as Lord Verulam, was an English
philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England.
His works are credited with developing the scientific method and remained influential through
the scientific revolution.

Francis Bacon

“READING MAKES A FULL MAN.”

“Reading makes a full man” said English philosopher Sir Francis Bacon and no truer words were
said than these. Reading nourishes the intellect and nurtures the imagination. There is nothing
more relaxing and soothing than sitting in the corner of a room with a book in your hands.
Without travelling, without even moving an inch, the reader is transported to a new world and is
exposed to a new culture and new ideas.
“Reading is dreaming with open eyes.”
Reading provides us the possibility of opening ourselves up to a magical world,
which helps us to become perfect. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtle,
natural philosophy deep, moral grave, logic and rhetoric able to contend. So, if you are
considered to be lack of wisdom, history will teach you how to think and heighten your ability of
analyzing and solving problems. If you always feel yourself stay in a confused state, philosophy
will illuminate the path in front of you. If you hope your life is suffused with romance and
passion, read poets please. Shakespeare, Byron and Shelley will put color on your life.

“A reader lives a thousand miles before he dies…The man who never reads lives only one.”

In a word, books are the crystals of all intelligence. Reading not only enables us to
make a conversation with all the giants, but also lets us to think profoundly by standing on their
shoulders. Reading offers us a marvelous word, comfort our soul and improve our capability, and
hence all these impacts together will make a full man.

Good books are storehouses of human knowledge and wisdom. Anyone who has the key can
enter these store houses and help himself. What is the key? Simply the ability to read. He who
can read can store his mind with the great thoughts of the great thinkers of the world
The man who never opens a book has a comparatively empty mind. He, no doubt, learns
something from his own experience and from others; but to what mankind has learnt and
thought and done his mind is a blank. But he who reads widely and judiciously has a full mind.
"Reading makes a full man.

"SPEAKING A READY MAN,"


The word "Speaking" is the noun derivative from the verb "speak" which means to talk
or discuss together. And the word "ready" here means ready-witted, or prompt in talking about
or discussing things with other people. Talking is a social skill, and much of our success in life
depends on this skill. Of course, talking here does not mean idle-talking, which is often indulged
in a meeting between friends. Here talking means talking with people for the purpose of
effective oral communication. It is required in many spheres of our life: we need to talk to our
family members, to our friends, members of our community, to strangers in different situations,
to members of a meeting or conference, to members of the interview board in a job interview,
and so on
By saying "speaking with others helps to eliminate personal narrow-mindedness and
biases, which often accompany a lack of foresight. Conversing with others entails listening to
the potential benefits and pitfalls of a scenario. An open-minded person will take all of this into
account, and this mental preparedness acts as a sturdy foundation for readying oneself and
others for potential events.
“All the great speakers were bad speakers at first.”
By “speaking” Bacon means discussion, debate. To be a good debater, one must have a
quick and ready mind. He must be able to see a point quickly, to think quickly, and to have a
quick reply to arguments ready. Taking an active part in a keen debating society gives one
valuable practice in this; for one has to be alert and ready for all that can be said on a given
subject. So, “speaking makes a ready man”.
‘’WRITING AN EXACT MAN”
By "writing", here, Bacon does not mean writing books or practice in composition. He
means making notes in writing of what we learn in our reading. It is not always wise to trust
entirely to memory, especially when exact words and figures are important.

We may remember something in a general way; but, unless we have made a note of the details,
we may be at a loss in speaking or discussion. Vague statements and mere generalizations will
not always serve the purpose. Our knowledge must be accurate and exact. So, make written notes
of what you read; for this kind of "writing makes an exact man".

There is no denying the fact that writing makes a man perfect. In order to write anything
on a topic or subject, one really requires quite a deep and comprehensive knowledge about
that subject or topic. This depth and comprehensiveness can only be required if one has done
lots of research, study, and reading about that subject or topic. When this collected knowledge
is blended with wisdom and imagination something new is born out of it. This new creation is
the hallmark of man’s perfection.
Writing, although inherently a creative process, is also scientific, involving certain
procedural rigidity. The rules of grammar and punctuation, if not adhered to, may significantly
alter the intended message of the writer. The same is true of vocabulary; if the wrong word is
utilized, the import of what the writer is trying to convey will usually be diminished. Therefore,
writing may contribute to making people "exact" or "precise" in their actions.
All renowned writers such as Shakespeare, Khalil Gibran, Tagore, J.K. Rowling, Dan
Brown, James Allen, and many more like them attained perfection while writing great books.
Writing directs one’s energies and faculties on one single topic. This focus helps them achieve
something worthwhile and the outcome is a new creation of inspiration and wisdom.

Thus, man becomes perfect while writing on a topic or subject.

CONCLUSION

The completion of this quotation will make its meaning clearer: "Reading makes a full
man; speaking a ready man; and writing an exact man. And, therefore, if a man writes little, he
had needed have a great memory; if he confers little, he had need of a ready wit; and if he read
little, he had need of much cunning to seem to know that he knows not".

Bacon's words should be taken to heart by young men who want to become public
speakers. For a public speaker must have a full mind, readiness of speech, and an accurate and
exact knowledge of his subject.

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