there is a time to speak, and a time to keep silence." One meets with people in the world, who seem never to have made the last of these observations. And yet these great talkers do not... Letters - Page 71by Francis Bacon - 1854Full view - About this book
| Joseph Hall - 1825 - 596 pages
...hath charged us to confess him, cannot but confess himself; "Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said." "There is a time to speak, and a time to keep silence." He, that is the Wisdom of his Father, hath here given us a pattern of both. We may so speak, as to... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1826 - 682 pages
...comfort, although it be before his trial. CXI, II. AN EXPOSTULATION TO THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE COKE1. -MY VERY GOOD LORD, THOUGH it be true, that " he who..."there is a time to speak, and a time to keep silence V There is a time when the words of a poor simple man may profit ; and that poor man in " The Preacher,"... | |
| Joseph Butler - 1827 - 376 pages
...conversation, giving of characters, speaking well or evil of others. The wise man observes, that " there is a time to speak, and a time to keep silence." One meets with people in the world, who seem never to have made the last of these observations. And... | |
| Nathaniel Lardner - 1827 - 638 pages
..." There is a season for every thing, and every thing is beautiful in its tune," Ecc. iii. 1, 11. " There is a time to speak, and a time to keep silence," says Solomon, ver. 7. Again, " A word spoken in due season, how good is it !" Prov. xv. 23. " A word... | |
| Cuthbert William Johnson - 1837 - 516 pages
...willingly omit. To this able paper, from which the following extracts are made, there is no date. " My very good Lord, "Though it be true, that he who...the wind and the rain, shall neither sow nor reap, Eccles. 9. 15, yet there is a season for every action ; and so there is a time to speak, and a time... | |
| Joseph Hall - 1837 - 644 pages
...that hath charged us to confess him, cannot but confess himself; Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said. There is a time to speak, and a time to keep silence. He, that is the Wisdom of his Father, hath here given us a pattern of both. Wo may not so speak, as... | |
| Joseph Hall - 1837 - 644 pages
...that hath charged us to confess him, cannot but confess himself; Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said. There is a time to speak, and a time to keep silence. He, that is the Wisdom of his Father, hath here given us a pattern of both. We may not so speak, as... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1838 - 864 pages
...for his preparing and comfort, although it be before his trial. CXLII. AN EXPOSTULATION TO THE LOUD CHIEF JUSTICE COKE, t MY VERY GOOD LORD, THOUGH it...there is a time to speak, and a time to keep silence." J There is a time when the words of a poor simple man may profit; and that poor man in " The Preacher,"... | |
| William Gearing - 1838 - 188 pages
...to give them the rein, when the bit; when to let them loose, when to restrain them. Solomon says, " There is a time to speak, and a time to keep silence," Eccl. iii. 4. To this purpose there are divers circumstances, which are carefully to be observed by... | |
| Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax - 1838 - 632 pages
...of conversation, giving of characters, speaking well or evil of others. The Wise Man observes, that there is a time to speak, and a time to keep silence. One meets with people in the world, who seem never to have made the last of these observations. And... | |
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