 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1859 - 616 pages
...believe that the highest link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude, therefore, let no man,' upon a weak conceit...sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain, tli.it a man can search too far, or be too well studied in the book of God's word, ot the book of God's... | |
 | 1860 - 594 pages
...forefront of his volume, and are willing to adopt Bacon's principle to its full extent, that a man cannot " search too far, or be too well studied in the book...endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both." There has probably been a want of knowledge as to the matter and course of such studies in those who... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 778 pages
...believe that the highest link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude, therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit...think or maintain, that a man can search too far, or lie too well studied in the Book of God's word, or in the Book of God's works; divinity or philosophy;... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1861 - 470 pages
...establishment of general laws." W. WHEWELL : Bridgewater Treatise. " To conclude, therefore, let no man out of a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation,...endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both." BACON : Advancement of Learning. " The only distinct meaning of the word ' natural ' is stated, fixed,... | |
 | William Lister - Future life - 1861 - 480 pages
...and harmony with this, we find another of the great ornaments of our country remarking ' : — "To conclude, therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit...too well studied in the Book of God's word, or in 1 BACON, Advancement of Learning, \>. i. the book of God's works ; divinity or philosophy ; but rather... | |
 | Hugh Sherrard - 1863 - 102 pages
...great father of the inductive philosphy, who says, " Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety and ill-applied moderation, think or maintain, that a...but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficiency in both ; only let men beware that they apply both to charity, and not to swelling ; to... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...believe that the highest link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude, therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit...can search too far, or be too well studied in the Hook of God's word, or in the Hook of God's works; divinity or philosophy; but rather let men enleavor... | |
 | Edward Harold Browne (bp. of Winchester.) - 1863 - 122 pages
...that he should teach the Israelites geology or astronomy. Bacon saw long ago that " men could never be too well studied in the book of God's word or in His works," yet he warned them that they should beware " how they unskilfully confounded those distinct... | |
 | 1864 - 990 pages
...? Because I sought with pride fur what can only bo found with humility." " Let no man," says Bacon, "upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied...be too well studied in the book of God's word, or the book of God's works, divinity or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1864 - 472 pages
...establishment of general laws." W. WHKWELL : Bridgewater Treatise. " To conclude, therefore, let no man out of a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation,...search too far or be too well studied in the book of God-s word, or in the book of God-s works ; divinity or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavour an... | |
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