 | 1851 - 626 pages
...bank, or steep riling ground, than upon a flat." 24. " The rising unto place is laborious, and by paint men come to greater pains ; and it is sometimes base,...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing." 25. " As in nature, things move violently... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 504 pages
...have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty, or to seek...over others and to lose power over a man's self"^ It may as well be said that he despised money, because in his writings he calls riches " the baggage... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 510 pages
...have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty, or to seek...over others and to lose power over a man's self."* It may as well be said that he despised money, because in his writings he calls riches " the baggage... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty ; or to seek...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : " Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 394 pages
...and to lofe Liberty ; or to feek Power over others, and to lofe Power over a Man's Self. The Rifmg unto Place is laborious ; and by Pains Men come to greater Pains : and it is fometimes bafe ; and by Indignities, Men come to Dignities. The Standing is flippery, and the Regrefs... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...have no freedom, neither in their persons nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty ; or to seek...indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, • Amare et sapere vix Deo conceditur. Pub. Syr. Sent. 15. (AL ii. prooe. 15.) and the regress is... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange ween gre cither a downfal, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. " Cum non sis qui fueris, non... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1855 - 376 pages
...in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and lose liberty, or to seek power over others and to...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing; ' cum non sis qui fueris non esae cur... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1855 - 374 pages
...in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and lose liberty, or to seek power over others and to...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing ; ' cum non sis qui fueris non esse cur... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 pages
...have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty ; or to seek...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : " Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse... | |
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MEN in great place are thrice servants ; servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business ; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power... 
