 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 38by George Lillie Craik - 1860 - 715 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 pages
...for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or • Sec not* D, »t the rail of UM Euanchildless men; which, both in affection and means, have married...the public. Yet it were great reason that those that hare children should have greatest care of future times, unto which they know they must transmit their... | |
 | 1848 - 1390 pages
...works, and of the greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or the childless man, which both in affection and means have married and endowed the public. . . . Unmarried men are best friends, best masters', best servants. ... A single life doth well with... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 372 pages
...commonly fortunate, but seldom or never \vhere the elder are disinherited. OK MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages...have greatest care of future times, unto which they know they must transmit their dearest pledges. Some there are, who, though they lend a single life,... | |
 | William Hewett - 1849 - 124 pages
...Bacon, who says, " Certainly the best works and of greatest merit have proceeded from the unmarried men, which both in affection and means have married and endowed the public." Amongst the original papers once belonging to the Rustat family, is an interesting catalogue, written... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. He that hath wife and children, hath given hostages...have greatest care of future times ; unto which they know they must transmit their dearest pledges. Some there are, who though they lead a single life,... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 504 pages
...bitter; they increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death. THE SAME. — He that hath wife and children, hath given hostages...affection and means, have married and endowed the public. BOLDNESS. — Boldness is ever blind : for it soeth not dangers and inconveniences. Therefore it is... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 492 pages
...bitter; they increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death. THE SAME. — He that hath wife and children, hath given hostages...affection and means, have married and endowed the public. BOLDNESS. — Boldness is ever blind : for it seeth not dangers and inconveniences. Therefore it is... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 488 pages
...bitter; they increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death. THE SÄHE. — He that hath wife and children-, hath given hostages...; for they are impediments to great enterprises,' cither of virtue or mischief. Certainly, the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 pages
...LIFE.* HE that hath wife and childrenhath given ïo34~tagesto fortune; for they are irnpecfimSrifS^o great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the publii , have proceeded from the unmarried or * See note D, »i the end of the Essays. childless men;... | |
 | Joseph Leech - 1850 - 284 pages
...be filled and a back to be clothed, behind her. "Certainly," says Bacon, in one of his short essays, "the best works and of greatest merit, for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childish men, which, both in affection and means, have married and endowed the public." And again —... | |
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