 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 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 cur... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1856 - 368 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...come to greater pains, and it is sometimes base and bv indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regrcsis either a downfall... | |
 | 1856 - 594 pages
...may be seen in the impressive after-testimony of the illustrious Chancellor : — ' The rising into place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. Certainly great persons had need to... | |
 | 1856 - 668 pages
...may be seen in the impressive after-testimony of the illustrious Chancellor : — ' The rising into place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy tiling. Certainly great persons had need to... | |
 | 1856 - 590 pages
...may be seen in the impressive after-testimony of the illustrious Chancellor : — ' The rising into place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least an echpse, which is a melancholy thing. Certainly great persons had need to borrow... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 578 pages
...have no freedom, neither2 in their persons, nor2 in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty, or to seek...to greater pains ; and it is sometimes base and by indignities3 men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall,... | |
 | 1857 - 602 pages
...followed, may be seen in the impressive after-testimony of the illustrious Chancellor: " The rising into place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. Certainly great persons had need to borrow... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 812 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...power over a man's self. The rising unto place is labo1 Btctt itaque reefptum tit itlud diverltium : Amare et sapere vi\ Deo conceditur. rious; and by... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1857 - 588 pages
...followed, may be seen in the impressive after-testimony of the illustrious Chancellor: " The rising into place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater...base and by indignities men come to dignities. The standmg is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy... | |
 | John Campbell (1st baron.) - 1857 - 426 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...power over others and to lose power over a man's self. "k It may as well be said that he despised money, because in his writings he calls riches " the baggage... | |
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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... 
