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" REVENGE is a kind of wild justice; which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it 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. "
The Works of Lord Bacon: With an Introductory Essay - Page 262
by Francis Bacon - 1838
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A Popular Manual of English Literature: Containing Outlines of the ..., Volume 1

Maude Gillette Phillips - English literature - 1885 - 728 pages
...baggage of virtue ; they cannot be spared or left behind, but they hinder the march." — Of Riches. " Revenge is a kind of wild justice ; which the more...nature runs to the more ought law to weed it out." — Of Revenge. "A man that is young in years may be old in hours, if he have lost no time." — Of...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord ...

Francis Bacon - Philosophy, English - 1890 - 826 pages
...persuaded pressure of consciences, were commonly interessed therein themselves for their own ends. IV. OF REVENGE. .' REVENGE is a kind of wild justice ; which...to, the more ought, law to weed it out. For as for that wrong ptitteth the law out of officej Certainly^in taking revenge, a man is but even with his...
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A Dictionary of Quotations in Prose: From American and Foreign Authors ...

Anna Lydia Ward - Citations anglaises - 1889 - 720 pages
...Forgiveness. In revenge, baste is criminal. 4769 Bacon: Moral and Historical Works. Ornamenta Rationalia. Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more...but offend the law, but the revenge of that wrong puttcth the law out of office. 4770 Bacon : Essays. Of Revenge. You owe me no thanks: that revenge...
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A Dictionary of Quotations in Prose: From American and Foreign Authors ...

Anna Lydia Ward - Citations anglaises - 1889 - 724 pages
...Forgiveness. In revenge, haste is criminal. 4769 Bacon: Moral and Historical Works. Ornamenta Rationalia. Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more...law to weed it out; for as for the first wrong it dotli but offend the law, but the revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office. 4770 Bacon :...
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Bacon's Essays, Volume 2

Francis Bacon - 1889 - 298 pages
...pressure of consciences, were commonly inter. essed therein themselves for their own ends. IV JUbmge REVENGE is a kind of wild justice, which the more...nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. Foi as for the first wrong, it does but offend the law ; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the...
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Bacon's Essays

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1890 - 510 pages
...persuaded pressure of consciences, were commonly interessed therein themselves for their own ends. IV. OF REVENGE. REvENGE is a kind of wild justice ; which...revenge, a man is but even with his enemy ; but in pausing it over, he is superior ; for it is a prince's part to pardon. And Salomon, I am sure, saith,...
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Verhandlungen des ... Deutschen Juristentages, Volume 21

Deutscher Juristentag - Deutscher Juristentag - 1890 - 312 pages
...Ьеае4фпеп! Э^оф mag ein roemger beianntea 2Sort oon ^rancié Sacón Ijier ^ßla^ finben: „Kevenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature...revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office. " ЗКап beforge тфг, bafj roieber §аи^геф1 unb ЙспфМйа ^ф geltenb тафеп roürben,...
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The Essays Or Counsels, Civil and Moral, of Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1890 - 456 pages
...kind of wild justice a, which the more Im^n's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out : lor as for the first wrong, it doth but offend the law,...revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office b. ^"Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his 1 enemy ; but in passing it over, he...
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Essays: And Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon - 1891 - 466 pages
...consciences, were commonly interested therein themselves for their own ends. IV. —OF REVENGE. REVEXGE is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature...revenge of that wrong, putteth the law out of office. Certainly^jn taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy, but in passing it over, he is superior):...
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Proverbs

William John Deane - Bible - 1891 - 678 pages
...men must not take the law into their own hands. " Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith Jehovah." " Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more...nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. In taking revenge a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over he is superior. It is the...
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