 impedimenta ; " for as the baggage is to an army, so is riches to virtue ; it cannot be spared nor left behind, but it hindereth the march ; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory. Of great riches there is no real use, except...  Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political ... - Page 129by Francis Bacon - 1822 - 208 pagesFull view - About this book
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...behind, but it hiudereth the march; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory. Of great riches there is no real use, except it be...conceit ; so saith Solomon, ' Where much is, there arc many to consume it ; and what hath the owner but the sight of it with his eyes?'- The personal... | |
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...is of no solid use to the owner, except to increase his means of giving. ' The rest is but conceit ; the personal fruition in any man cannot reach to feel great riches.' This is a profound observation, and goes to the root of the common fallacy that happiness will increase... | |
 | 1856 - 594 pages
...is of no solid use to the owner, except to increase his means of giving. ' The rest is but conceit ; the personal fruition in any man cannot reach to feel great riches.' This is a profound observation, and goes to the root of the common fallacy that happiness will increase... | |
 | 1856 - 590 pages
...is of no solid use to the owner, except to increase his means of giving. ' The rest is but conceit ; the personal fruition in any man cannot reach to feel great riches.' This is a profound observation, and goes to the root of the common fallacy that happiness will increase... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 578 pages
...behind, but it hindereth the march; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory. Of great riches there is •no real use, except it...what hath the owner but the sight of it with his eyes ?' 2 The personal fruition in any man cannot reach to feel great riches : there is a custody of them,... | |
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...there is no reall vse, except it bee in the distribution : the rest is but conceit. So saith Salomon : Where much is, there are many to consume it, and what hath the owner out the sight of it with his eies f The personall fruition in any man cannot reach to feele great riches... | |
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...Diftribution ; the reft is but Conceit. So faith Solomon, Where much is, there are Many to confume it; and what hath the Owner but the Sight of it with his Eyes ?3 The perfonal Fruition in any Man, cannot reach to feel Great Riches : there is a Cuftody of them... | |
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...is of no solid use to the owner, except to increase his means of giving. "The rest is but conceit; the personal fruition in any man cannot reach to feel great riches." This is a profound observation, and goes to the root of the common fallacy that happiness will increase... | |
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...behind; but it hindereth the march; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory. Of great riches there is no real use, except it be...hath the owner, but the sight of it with his eyes V The personal fruition in any man cannot reach to feel great riches : there is a custody of them,... | |
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...behind; but it hindereth the march; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory. Of great riches there is no real use, except it be...hath the owner, but the sight of it with his eyes 1" The personal fruition in any man cannot reach to feel great riches : there is a custody of them,... | |
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