...which is faithful counsel from a friend. Ueraclitus saith well in one of his enigmas, Dry light it ever the best. And certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another, is dpier and purer than that which cometh from his own understanding and judgment ; which is ever infused...

...falleth within vulgar observation ; which is faithful counsel from a friend. Heraclitus saith well in one of his enigmas, " Dry light is ever the best;" and certain it is that the light which a man receiveth by counsel from another, is drier and purer than that which cometh from his own...

...falleth within vulgar observation — which is faithful counsel from a friend. Heraclitus saith well, in one of his enigmas, ' Dry light is ever the best:'...drenched in his affections and customs. So as there isas much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there...

...Lord Bacon commits an anachronism here, as Arras did not manufacture tapestry till the middle ages. receiveth by counsel from another, is drier and purer...is ever infused and drenched in his affections and customsX So, as there is as much difference between the tJounsel that a friend giveth, and that a man...

...full of light. Jesus. The light shineth in darkness ; and the darkness comprehended it not. .V/. John. able to follow it. n'arton. It is with ш his affections and customs. Л'я. ,->«. 15 The light (which you refuse to take in) returns on...

...min presume to give advice to others that has not first given good counsel to himself. — Seneca . There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth and that a man givcth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer ; for there is no such...

...paragraph. But would you therefore put the wretched cookery-book on a 1 " Heraclitns saith well in one of his enigmas, Dry light is ever the best. And...and judgment ; which is ever infused and drenched in hi» affections and customs." — Bacon's Essay on Friendship.— M. higher level of estimation than...

...affections." In the 27th Essay too Bacon says, "Heraclitus saith well in one of his Enigmas; Dry light in ever the best. And certain it is that the light that...infused and drenched in his affections and customs." The word dry is used in the sense of ' clear ' or ' pure. ' The meaning of the passage will be best...

...light beguile. L<rvt$ L. Lori, ii Light suppers mak' lang life. Se. Pr. 25 Light that a man receíveth by counsel from another is drier and purer than that...his own understanding and judgment, which is ever in his affections and customs. Bacon. Light that makes things seen makes some things invisible. Sir...

...falleth within vulgar observation ; which is faithful counsel from a friend. Heraclitus saith well in one of his enigmas, Dry light is ever the best. And...than that which cometh from his own understanding and judgement ; which is ever infused and drenched in his affections and customs. So as there is as much...