 | 1838 - Liczba stron: 488
...frame ; his heart felt truly then, He lov'd the meanest of his fellow-men. B. STOTT, NG REVENGE. — By taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing over it he is superior. — Lord Bacon. FROM THE SALMAGUNDI AN ESSAYS. Jfustapha Kelt Kahn,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1838 - Liczba stron: 404
...denied. " The discretion of a man defers his anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. By taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy, but in passing it over, he is superior." PITY, PATIENCE, ko. There are various other virtues, such as pity,... | |
 | 1867 - Liczba stron: 740
...affections or aptness of the children be extraordinary, then it is good not to cross it. — SIR F. BACON. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over he is superior, for it is a prince's part to pardon ; and Solomon, I am sure, saith,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1839 - Liczba stron: 232
...of fools. Anger may glance into the breast of a wise man, but rests only in the bosom of fools. By taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing it over, he is superior. No man has a thorough taste of prosperity to whom adversity never... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - Liczba stron: 244
...out : for as for the first wrong, it doth but offend the law, but the revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing it over, he is superior ; for it is a prince's part to pardon : and Solomon, I am sure, saith,... | |
 | Edward Stanley Bosanquet - 1840 - Liczba stron: 436
...is grounded upon an implicit ignorance; for all colours will agree in the dark. FORGIVE AND FORGET. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy ; but, in passing it over, he is superior ; for it is a prince's part to pardon : and Solomon, I am sure, saith,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - Liczba stron: 680
...a kind of wild justice — which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing it over he is superior." " The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - Liczba stron: 336
...a kind of wild justice — which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing it over he is superior." " The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - Liczba stron: 334
...teaching them what HI good and true. 6. Feeble are the effort! in which the heart has no share. 7. By taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but In passing it over—he is superior. 8. Loveliness needs not the aid of ornament; but is, when unadorned,... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - Liczba stron: 396
...leaching them what is food and true. 6. Feeble are the efforts In which the Aeort has no share. 7. By taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but In passing it over — be is superior. 8. LoveitJU34 needs not the aid of ornament ; but is, when unadorned,... | |
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Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing it over he is superior : for it is a prince's part to pardon. And Solomon, I am sure, saith, It is the glory of a man to pass by an offence? 
