 HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless...  The Essays of Francis Bacon - Page 23by Francis Bacon - 1908 - 227 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Acton - 1858 - 178 pages
...performed by these classes (the unmarried); and although the proposition, 'that the best works, and of the greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men,' may not be absolutely true as it is put by Bacon, they have unquestionably contributed their full share... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...children, hath giuen hostages to fortune. For they are impediments to great enterprises, either of vertue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the publike haue proceeded from the vnmarried, or childlesse men ; which haue sought eternity in memory,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 792 pages
...children, hath giuen hostages to fortune. For they are impediments to great enterprises, either of vertue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the publike haue proceeded from the vnmarried, or childlesse men ; which haue sought eternity in memory,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1859 - 176 pages
...SINGLE LIFE. He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief....greatest care of future times ; unto which they know Ihey must transmit their dearest pledges. Some there are, who though they lead a single life, yet their... | |
 | National Association for the Promotion of Social Science (Great Britain) - 1859 - 760 pages
...idiot up to Newton. The saying of the great Chancellor Bacon has in it a colouring of truth : — ' Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for...have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men, who both in affection and means have married and endowed the public.' The wife shares the fortune of... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...LIFE.* HE lhat hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortnne ; for they are impediments to groat enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the lic, have proceeded from the unmarried or • 8*1 aota D, at the end of the Enayi. childless men; which,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1860 - 720 pages
...1612 : — He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune, for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief....have greatest care of future times, unto which they knowthey must transmit their dearest pledges. Some there are, who, though they lead a single life,... | |
 | 1862 - 458 pages
...expenses of a family are also hindrances to devotion and to charity. It is observed by Lord Bacon that " the best works and of greatest merit for the public,...affection and means, have married and endowed the public." He adds, with reference to the clergy, that " a single life doth well with churchmen ; for charity... | |
 | James McGrigor Allan - 1860 - 144 pages
...that hath wife and children," says Bacon, " hath given hostages to fortune, for they are impediments to great enterprises either of virtue or mischief. Certainly, the best works and of the greatest merit for the public have proceeded from the unmarried or childless man," Talk as we may... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1861 - 630 pages
...SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief....unto which they know they must transmit their dearest pledges. Some there are, who, though they lead a single life, yet their thoughts do end with themselves,... | |
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