 ... the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature.  Progressive Readings in Prose - Page 71edited by - 1923 - 376 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1848 - 396 pages
...never maintained before, the principles of the " inspired philosopher" of Upsal. "The inquiry after truth, which is the love-making or wooing of it; the...presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it." Lord Bacon says, "is the sovereign good of human nature." There was never a more sincere... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...in it, that doth the hurt, such as we spake of before. But howsoever these things are thus in mens depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which...presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...the shadow of a lye. But it is not the lye that passeth through the mind, but the lye that sinketh in, and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as...of before. But howsoever these things are thus in mens depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth, that the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...the shadow of a lie. But it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, -out the lie, that sinketh in and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as...itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love making, or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the belief of... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...the shadow of a lie. But it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie, that sinkcth in and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as...howsoever these things are thus in men's depraved jndgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth jndge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1822 - 234 pages
...the shadow of a lie. But it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in and settleth in it that doth the hurt, such as...itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love making or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the belief of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1822 - 238 pages
...yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love making or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is...presence of it; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 598 pages
...the shadow of a lye. But it is not the lye that passeth through the mind, but the lye that sinketh in, and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as...presence of it; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...the shadow of a lie. But it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in, and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as...presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...the shadow of a lie. But it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in, and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as...presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the... | |
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