 Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof, a depraved thing. It is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall. It is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger, who digged and made room for him. It...  Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - Page 54by George Lillie Craik - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1908 - 414 pages
...please them and profit themselves ; and for either respect they will abandon the good of their affairs. Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof,...sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall. It is wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger, who digged and made room for him. It is the wisdom... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1908 - 428 pages
...thing. It is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall. It is wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger, who...of crocodiles, that shed tears when they •would devour.3 But that which is specially to be noted is, that those which (as Cicero says of Pompey4) are... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1908 - 270 pages
...Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof, a depraved thing. It is the wisdom of rats,8 that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall. It is the wisdom of the fox,9 that thrusts out the badger, who digged and made room for 'him. It is the wisdom of crocodiles,10... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1908 - 272 pages
...please them and profit themselves; and for either respect they will abandon the good of their affairs. Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof, a depraved thing. It is the wisdom of rats,8 that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall. It is the wisdom of the fox,9 that... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1908 - 340 pages
...Affaires8. 40 Wisedome for a Man's Selfe is, in many Branches thereof, a depraved Thing. It is the Wisedome of Rats, that will be sure to leave a House somewhat before it fall. It is the Wisedome of the Fox, that thrusts out the Badger, who digged and made Roome for him. It is the Wisedome... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1909 - 572 pages
...please them and profit themselves; and for either respect they will abandon the good of their affairs. Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof,...they would devour. But that which is specially to be noted is, that those which (as Cicero says of Pompey) are sui amantes, sine rivali* are many times... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1909 - 364 pages
...please them and profit themselves; and for either respect they will abandon the good of their affairs. Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof,...they would devour. But that which is specially to be noted is, that those which (as Cicero says of Pompey) are sui amantes, sine rivali [lovers of themselves... | |
 | 1913 - 856 pages
...field for any physician who wishes to devote himself to a worth-while specialty in medicine. * * * WISDOM for a man's self is, in many branches thereof,...wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house some time before its fall : it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger, who digged and... | |
 | John George Robertson, Charles Jasper Sisson - 1913 - 640 pages
...from Pliny. It was familiar in English long before Butler wrote ; as for example in Bacon's Essays, ' It is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall.' The merit of these things in Butler lies in the application. Mr Smith, however, gives an admirable... | |
 | Ernest Rhys - 1915 - 518 pages
...please them and profit themselves ; and for either respect they will abandon the good of their affairs. Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof,...they would devour. But that which is specially to be noted is, that those which (as Cicero says of Pompey) are sui amantes sine rivali, are many times unfortunate.... | |
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