 Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not; but superstition dismounts all these, and erecteth an absolute monarchy in the minds...  Works - Page 274by Francis Bacon - 1850Full view - About this book
 | Charles Maurice Davies - London (England) - 1874 - 444 pages
...to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation, all of which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not; but...all these, and erecteth an absolute monarchy in the mind of men; therefore A theism never did perturb states, for it makes men wary of themselves, as looking... | |
 | Norrisson Cavendish Scatcherd - 1874 - 190 pages
...to philosophy —to natural piety — to laws — to reputa* tion — all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not ; but...all these, and erecteth an absolute monarchy in the hearts of men." What a Une thought, and what a just observation is this! S What the general sentiment... | |
 | English authors - 1876 - 484 pages
...man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not; but...for it makes men wary of themselves, as looking no further: and we see the times inclined to atheism (as the time of Augustus Caesar) were civil times.... | |
 | Walter Savage Landor - 1876 - 538 pages
...man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation : all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not : but...men : therefore atheism did never perturb states." Again, " We see the times inclined to atheism . . as the times of Augustus Cfesar . . were civil times... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - Readers - 1876 - 660 pages
...man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not ; but...minds of men: therefore atheism did never perturb 7 That is, " a superior nature." 8 " Let us be as partial to ourselves as we will. Conscript Fathers,... | |
 | Walter Savage Landor - English literature - 1876 - 562 pages
...sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation : all which may be guides to an tratward moral virtue, though religion were not : but superstition...men : therefore atheism did never perturb states." Again, " We see the times inclined to atheism . . as the times of Augustus Caesar . . were civil times... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1892 - 402 pages
...10 sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all of which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not ; but...atheism did never perturb states ; for it makes men war)' of themselves, as looking no further : and we see the times inclined to atheism (as the time... | |
 | Rev. James Wood - Quotations - 1893 - 694 pages
...man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety» to laws, to reputation, all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not ; but...erecteth an absolute monarchy in the minds of men. Bacon. A thief knows a thief, as a wolf knows a wolf. Pr. A thing is the bigger of being shared. Gael.... | |
 | Efraim Liljeqvist - Ethics - 1898 - 394 pages
...man to sense, to philosophy, to natur al piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not; but...Therefore atheism did never perturb states ; for it maketh men wary of themselves, as looking no further: and we see the times inclined to atheism (as... | |
 | Charles Bradlaugh - Free thought - 1895 - 340 pages
...man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation, all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not ; but...for it makes men wary of themselves, as looking no further ; and we see the times inclined to Atheism, as the time of Augustus Caesar, were civil times... | |
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