 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...  Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - Strona 36autor: George Lillie Craik - 1846Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - Liczba stron: 562
...ESSAY VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. 1TE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to -tl fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises,...Certainly the hest works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men, which, both in affection and means, have... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1856 - Liczba stron: 406
...fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. VIII.— OF MAERIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments to great 1 There is considerable justice in this remark. Children should be taught to do what is right for its... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1856 - Liczba stron: 660
...BACON. 1561-1626. Essay viii. Of Marriage and Single Life. He that hath a wife and children hath given to fortune, for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Essay 1. Of Studies. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - Liczba stron: 812
...fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages...enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly a the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless... | |
 | Josiah Gregg - 1857 - Liczba stron: 662
...fever,' and anxious to return to his family. " He that hath wife and children,'' says Lord Bacon, " hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments...great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief." Men under such bonds are peculiarly unfitted for the chequered life of a Santa Fe trader. The domestic... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - Liczba stron: 578
...ESSAY VIII. OF MAEEIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. r TTE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to -Ll 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 men,... | |
 | James Grant - 1853 - Liczba stron: 424
...for sale. CHAPTER IV. LADY MAGDALENE'S DEATH. " HE that hath a wife and children," says Lord Bacon, " hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or of mischief :" but the future life of Montrose proved the fallacy of this aphorism. In those days,... | |
 | James Grant - 1858 - Liczba stron: 426
...for sale. CHAPTER IV. LADY MAGDALENE'S DEATH. " HE that hath a wife and children," says Lord Bacon, " hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or of mischief :" but the future life of Montrose proved the fallacy of this aphorism. In those days,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - Liczba stron: 792
...cunning men passe for wise. 5. OF MAREIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE HEE that hath wife and 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - Liczba stron: 790
...cunning men passe for wise. 5. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE НЕЕ that hath wife and 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... | |
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