| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...will be fure to leave the Houfe fotne time before it fall. It is the Wifdom of the FOJC, that thrufts out the Badger, who digged and made room for him. It is the Wifdom of Crocodiles, that fhed tears when they would devour. But that which is fpecially to be noted,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...themselves; and for either respect they will abandon the good of their affairs. Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof, a depraved thing: it...crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour. But that which is specially to be noted is, that those which (as Cicero says of Pompey) are, " sui... | |
| Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...branches thereof, a depraved thing. It is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall. It is the wisdom of the fox, that...crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour. But that which is specially to be noted, is, that those which (as Cicero says of Pompey) are sui amantes... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...themselves ; and for either respect they will abandon the good of their affairs. Wisdom for a man's self is in many branches thereof a depraved thing ; it...crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour. But that which is specially to be noted is, that those which, (as Cicero says of Pompey,) are, " sni... | |
| George William MacArthur Reynolds - 1817 - 192 pages
...leave a house some time before It falls; It is the *visdom of the fox, that thrusts out the hadger who digged, and made room for him ; it is the wisdom of crocodiles, that shed teara when they would devour. BACON. ON the morning following Hunter's departure — and which was... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...thereof a depraved thing. It is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave the house some time before it fall. It is the wisdom of the fox, that...crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour. But that which is specially to be noted, is, that those which (as Cicero says of Pompey) are " self-lovers... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...thereof a depraved thing. It is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave the house some time before it fall. It is the wisdom of the fox, that...crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour. But that which is specially to be noted, is, that those which (as Cicero says of Pompey) are " self-lovers... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...branches thereof a depraved thing, It is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall. It is the wisdom of the fox, that...crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour. But that which is specially to be noted is, that those which, as Cicero says of Pompey, are sui amantes... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...themselves; and for either re*pect they will abandon the good of their affairs. Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof, a depraved thing: it...crocodiles, that .shed tears when they would devour. But that which is specially to be noted is, that those which (as Cicero says of Pompey) are, "sui amantes,... | |
| 1821 - 416 pages
...themselves ; and for either respect they will abandon the good of their affairs. Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof, a depraved thing : it...crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour. But that which is specially to be noted is, that those which (as Cicero says of Pompey) are, " BUI... | |
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