 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...younger Brothers are commonly fortunate, but feldom or never where *he elder are difinherited. Of VI i I. Of Marriage and Single Life. HE that hath Wife and Children, hath given hoftages to Fortune, for they are impediments to great enterprifes, either of Vertue or Mifchie£ Certainly... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...children, as thinking they will take best to that which they have most mind to. It is true, that if ih'e affection, or aptness, of the children be extraordinary,...seldom or never where the. elder are disinherited. OF Carriage anD Single life. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they... | |
 | George Dyer - 1814 - 538 pages
...applied, (for the Earl of Northampton was both a bachelor and a student) Lord Bacon's observation : " he that hath wife and children, hath given hostages to fortune, for they are impediments to great enterprizes, either to virtue or mischief 1 "." He was chancellor of the University in ifil I : he... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...; but generally the precept is good, " opti" mum elige, suave et facile illud faciet con" suetudo." Younger brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. v OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...generally the precept is good, " Choose that which is best ; habit will soon make it pleasant and easy :" younger brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. fMarriagr antr jinglr Jrt E that hath Wife and Children, hath given hostages to fortune ; for they... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...generally the precept is good, " Choose that which "is best; habit will soon make it pleasant and easy :" younger brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. ©f JWarrtafltf airtr jingle .HE that hath Wife and Children, hath given hostages to fortune ; for... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...cross it; but generally the precept is good, " optimum elige, suave et facile illud fnciet consuetude." Younger brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom...children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediincuts to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...it ; but generally the precept is good, " optimum elige, suave et facile illnd faciet consuetnde." Younger brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom...SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostage? to fortune ; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 598 pages
...care not, though they pass not through their own body. And, to say truth, in nature it is much alike matter; insomuch that we see a nephew sometimes resembleth...where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AXD SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children, hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...but generally the precept is good, " optimum " elige, suave et facile illud faciet consuetude." — Younger brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom...are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE * ^J He that hath wife and* children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments to great... | |
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... of their children, as thinking they will take best to that which they have most mind to. It is true, that if the affection, or aptness, of the children be extraordinary, then it is good not to cross it; but generally the precept is good. Optimum elige,... 
