 He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless...  Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - Page 36by George Lillie Craik - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1880 - 702 pages
...which selfishness is canght from those who have least of it. ESSAY VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages...enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men,... | |
 | Mary Wollstonecraft - 1995 - 396 pages
...[Matthew 18: 21-2.] families, speaking of the majority. 'He that hath wife and children,' says Lord Bacon, 'hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments...enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men.'22... | |
 | Naomi Zack - 1996 - 268 pages
...traits critics have ascribed to male scientists. Part Two The New Identities Four Bachelors in Life He that hath wife and children hath given hostages...enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly, the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men,... | |
 | Michael Williams - 1998 - 262 pages
...together. They are also a statement of fact, as expressed in Bacon's essay "Of Marriage and Single Life": "He that hath wife and children hath given hostages...to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Here are some of the ways that separating spouses can find their children "impediments to enterprises".... | |
 | Delbert D. Thiessen - 170 pages
...cowardly. Voltaire French writer Love hath made thee a tame snake. William Shakespeare English playwright He that hath wife and children hath given hostages...to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Francis Bacon English philosopher The fundamental trouble with marriage is that it shakes a man's confidence... | |
 | Eugene Ehrlich - 1998 - 340 pages
...fortune here meaning "fate." English essayist Francis Bacon (1561—1626) took note of man's lot in "He that hath wife and children hath given hostages...great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief." être malade à crever (aytra mah-LAHD ah kruu-VAY) feel like death warmed over Best translated as... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 686 pages
...the petty flatterers have intelligence is a man's self'. 721 Essays 'Of Marriage and the Single Life' ly and poor of old. 722 Essays 'Of Marriage and the Single Life' Wives are young men's mistresses, companlons for middle... | |
 | Miriam E. David - 1998 - 228 pages
...important than the job. I realize that men down the ages have faced similar obstacles. Francis Bacon writes 'he that hath wife and children hath given hostages...to great enterprises either of virtue or mischief.' But men usually manage to fit the family round the career if only because they can earn more. It is... | |
 | William Gerber - 1998 - 148 pages
...English writers during and immediately after the Age of Elizabeth. Francis Bacon (1561-1626) wrote: (170) "He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprise." In addition, in a poem on human life. Bacon expressed the following pejorative viewpoint... | |
 | Dean Keith Simonton - 1999 - 321 pages
...anyone who wishes to pursue the path to genius. Francis Bacon warned with respect to ambitious males: "He that hath wife and children hath given hostages...enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men,... | |
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