 I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which, as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto.  Works - Page xxiiby Francis Bacon - 1850Full view - About this book
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 pages
...mathematics, subtile; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. ibid. I hold every man a debtor to his profession ; from...way of amends to be a help and ornament thereunto. The Elements of the Com. Law of Eng. Preface. Knowledge is power. — Nam et ipsa scientia potestas... | |
 | Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1869 - 700 pages
...desire to be useful, — we wish to do good, — we want to be esteemed. " I hold," says Lord Bacon, " every man a debtor to his profession ; from the which,...receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereto." Are we not also debtors to... | |
 | Insurance - 1869 - 510 pages
... '.I' N-'-'; N •V SVc JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES AND ASSURANCE MAGAZINE '* I hold every man a debtor to his profession, from the which as men of course do sock to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavour themselves by way of amends... | |
 | British Pharmaceutical Conference - 1872 - 744 pages
...from his share of work. Let me put it rather in the words of Lord Bacon — " I hold every man to be a debtor to his profession ; from the which, as men...way of amends to be a help and ornament thereunto." Mr. SAVAGE : Gentlemen, as a local member of the conference, a very pleasing duty devolves upon me.... | |
 | Gouverneur Mather Smith - 1870 - 82 pages
...behind them imperishable monuments of their originality ! Bacon, in his Maxims of the Law, has said : " I hold every man a debtor to his profession ; from...receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves by way of amends to be a help and ornament thereto." Again he has elsewhere remarked... | |
 | George E. Fenwick, Francis Wayland Campbell - Medicine - 1871 - 700 pages
...littleness, but, in this respect, the medical man should take a high and honourable stand. Bacon held " every man a debtor to his profession, from the which,...way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto." At the outset of your career you will have many temptations, which if yielded to, lead into the vortex... | |
 | Homeopathy - 1871 - 630 pages
...masterwork of the Deity. In speaking more particularly to the class, Prof. V. quoted the words of Bacon: " I hold every man a debtor to his profession ; from...receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves, by ways of amends, to be a help and ornament thereto. This is performed in some... | |
 | Insurance - 1872 - 488 pages
... I JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES AND ASSURANCE MAGAZINE. '* I hold every man a debtor to his profession, from...way of amends to be a help and ornament thereunto." — BACON. VOL. XVI. LONDON: CHARLES & EDWIN LAYTON, 150, FLEET STREET. EDINBURGH: JOHX GRANT. NEW... | |
 | Literature - 1872 - 848 pages
...appropriate in a lifetime. HENKY HOLBEACH. THE SECULAK STUDIES OF THE CLERGY. " I hold every man to be a debtor to his profession ; from the which, as men...way of amends to be a help and ornament thereunto." BACON. — Maxiim of the Law. THE fact that theology ought, as a matter of course, to make a part of... | |
 | Silas Weir Mitchell - Nervous system - 1872 - 394 pages
...Philadelphia Orthopedic Hospital and Infirmary for Diseases of the Nerroufi System, ete. " I halt! every maa a debtor to his profession ; from the which as men...receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves, by way of amends, to be a help a»d trmamenttkereumto."— BACON. PHILADELPHIA:... | |
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