 Goodness I call the habit, and goodness of nature the inclination. This of all virtues and dignities of the mind is the greatest, being the character of the Deity : and without it man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than a kind of vermin.  The Advancement of Learning, Book I - Page 139by Francis Bacon - 1904 - 145 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1864 - 454 pages
...particular, almost altogether depend upon their being faithfully followed. " This (says Lord Bacon) of all virtues and dignities of the mind is the greatest, being the characteristic of the Deity. Without it Man is a mischievous, busy, wretched thing, no better than... | |
 | 1864 - 408 pages
...particular, almost altogether depend upon their being faithfully followed. " This (says Lord Bacon) of all virtues and dignities of the mind is the greatest, being the characteristic of the Deity. Without it Man is a mischievous, busy, wretched thing, no better than... | |
 | John Hayden (independent minister.) - 1865 - 136 pages
...Spirit ; and he who is most distinguished for his goodness most resembles the incarnate Son of God. " This, of all virtues and dignities of the mind, is...theological virtue charity, and admits no excess but error. " jTouching the various causes from which his ministerial influence arose, some of a subordinate *... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...light to express it. Goodness I call the [2] habit, and goodness of nature the inclination. This, [3] of all virtues and dignities of the mind, is the greatest,...better than a kind of vermin. Goodness answers to the theo- [4] logical virtue charity, and admits no excess but error. The desire of power in excess caused... | |
 | Nathaniel Holmes - 1867 - 636 pages
...and last love, the Noble Philosopher. And he says, in the Essay on Goodness and Goodness of Nature, " This of all virtues and dignities of the mind is the...wretched thing ; no better than a kind of vermin." And surely this must have been the same philosopher that founded the College of Universal Science,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 786 pages
...Grecian, call Philanthropia ; and the word humanity, as it is used, is a little too light to express it. Goodness, I call the habit, and goodness of nature...theological virtue, Charity, and admits no excess but error. The desire of power in excess caused the 'angels to fall — the desire of knowledge in excess caused... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 694 pages
...Grecian, call Philanthropia ; and the word humanity, as it is used, is a little too light to express it. Goodness, I call the habit, and goodness of nature...busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than a land of vermin. Goodness answers to the theological virtue, Charity, and admits no excess but error.... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1870 - 554 pages
...Bacon, in his Essays, " the affecting of the weal of men, which is that the Grecians call Philanthropic^ This of all virtues and dignities of the mind is the...wretched thing, no better than a kind of vermin." Lord Bacon was right. Confessing the attractions of scholarship, awed by the majesty of the law, fascinated... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1870 - 556 pages
...Bacon, in his Essays, " the affecting of the weal of men, which is that the Grecians call Philanthropia This of all virtues and dignities of the mind is the...wretched thing, no better than a kind of vermin." Lord Bacon was right. Confessing the attractions of scholarship, awed by the majesty of the law, fascinated... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1870 - 88 pages
...of life; and that they perfect and govern it in charity. Great Install/ration ; pref. W. iv, 20, tr. Goodness I call the habit, and Goodness of Nature...inclination. This of all virtues and dignities of the mind is tho greatest; being the character of the Deity: and without it man is a busy, mischievous, wretched... | |
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