 Men in great place are thrice servants ; servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business ; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times.  Bacon: His Writings and His Philosophy - Page 41by George Lillie Craik - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...and to lofe Liberty ; or to feek Power over others, and to lofe Power over a Man's Self. The Rifing unto Place is laborious ; and by Pains Men come to greater Pains ; and it is fometimes bafe ; and by Indignities Men come to Dignities. The Standing is flippery, and the Regrefs... | |
 | Archer Polson - Law - 1858 - 212 pages
...thrice servants ; servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business ; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times." The duties which devolve on those to whom are confided the reinsofjustice.if honourable, are severe.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1858 - 792 pages
...the Soueraigne, or state ; seruants of fame, and seruants of businesse. So as they haue no freedome, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to secke power, and to lose liberty: or to seeke power ouer others, and to lose power ouer a mans sclfe.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...the Soueraigne, or state ; semante of fame, and seruants of businesse. So as they haue no freedome, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seeke power, and to lose liberty: or to seeke power ouer others, and to lose power ouer a mans selfe.... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - Commonplace-books - 1863 - 254 pages
...thrice servants — servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons,...their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and lose liberty; or to seek power above others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 468 pages
...the Soueraigne, or state ; seruants of fame, and seruants of businesse. So as they haue no freedome, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seeke power, and to lose liberty : or to seeke power ouer others, and to lose power ouer a mans selfe.... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 pages
...are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state; servants of fame; and servants of business: so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons,...strange desire, to seek power and to lose liberty; to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place is laborious;... | |
 | John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 pages
...some men is merely local. They are great, because their associates are little. JOHNSON. GEEAT PLACE. IT is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty...over others, and to lose power over a man's self. * * * Certainly, great persons had need to borrow other men's opinions to think themselves happy ;... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...thrice servants ; ser- [1] vants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business ; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons,...their times. It is a strange desire to seek power [2] and to lose liberty ; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1868 - 368 pages
...are thrice servants ; servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business, so as they have no freedom neither in their persons,...their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and lose liberty, or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place... | |
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