Essays, Moral, Economical and PoliticalJ. Sharpe, 1822 - 206 pages |
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... actions of murdering princes , butchery of people , and subversion of states and govern- ments ? Surely this is to bring down the Holy Ghost , instead of the likeness of a dove , in the shape of a vulture or raven ; and to set out of ...
... actions of murdering princes , butchery of people , and subversion of states and govern- ments ? Surely this is to bring down the Holy Ghost , instead of the likeness of a dove , in the shape of a vulture or raven ; and to set out of ...
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... actions , if they be not altogether open . As for talkers , and futile persons , they are commonly vain and credulous withal : for he that talketh what he knoweth will also talk what he knoweth not ; therefore set it down , that a habit ...
... actions , if they be not altogether open . As for talkers , and futile persons , they are commonly vain and credulous withal : for he that talketh what he knoweth will also talk what he knoweth not ; therefore set it down , that a habit ...
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... with him , and makes a man walk al- most alone to his own ends ; the third , and great- est is , that it depriveth a man of one of the most principal instruments for action , which is trust and belief 28 LORD BACON'S ESSAYS .
... with him , and makes a man walk al- most alone to his own ends ; the third , and great- est is , that it depriveth a man of one of the most principal instruments for action , which is trust and belief 28 LORD BACON'S ESSAYS .
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Francis Bacon. principal instruments for action , which is trust and belief . The best composition and tempera- ture is to have openness in fame and opinion ; secrecy in habit ; dissimulation in seasonable use ; and a power to feign , if ...
Francis Bacon. principal instruments for action , which is trust and belief . The best composition and tempera- ture is to have openness in fame and opinion ; secrecy in habit ; dissimulation in seasonable use ; and a power to feign , if ...
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... actions thereof , and turneth them into an ill odour ; and therefore there is little won by intermingling of plausible actions : for that doth argue but weakness and fear of envy , which hurteth so much the more , as it is likewise ...
... actions thereof , and turneth them into an ill odour ; and therefore there is little won by intermingling of plausible actions : for that doth argue but weakness and fear of envy , which hurteth so much the more , as it is likewise ...
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