 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864 - 638 pages
...depraved thing : it is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a bouse some time before its fall : it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the...to be noted is. that those which (as Cicero says of Fompey) are ' sui amantes sine rivali'* are many times unfortunate; and whereas they have all their... | |
 | Wise sayings - Maxims - 1864 - 394 pages
...depraved thing ; it is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall : it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the...crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour. Essay on Wisdom for a Man's Self. — LORD BACON. WISDOM. The Chief Man's chief wisdom consists in... | |
 | Freemasonry - 1864 - 452 pages
...Lord Bacon again) is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a houso somewhat before it fall ; the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger, who digged it and made room for him ; the wisdom of crocodiles, that shed tears, when they would devour ;" and... | |
 | Freemasonry - 1864 - 408 pages
...Lord Bacon again) is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall ; the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger, who digged it and made room for him ; the wisdom of crocodiles, that shed tears, when they would devour ;" and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...that will be sure to leave a house some time before it fall : it is the wisdom of the fox that thrust out the badger who digged and made room for him ;...devour. But that which is specially to be noted is, that [8] [8.] Those which: Give present usage. Sui, fyc.: ' Lovers of themselves without a rival.' — Cicero... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1868 - 694 pages
...depraved thing : it is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house some time before its fall : it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the...(as Cicero says of Pompey) are ' sui amantes sine rivali'4 are many times unfortunate ; and whereas they have all their time sacrificed to themselves,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1868 - 786 pages
...depraved thing : it is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house some time before its fall : it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the...to be noted is, that those which (as Cicero says of Poinpey) are ' sui amantes sine rivali" are many times unfortunate ; and whereas they have all their... | |
 | Henry Allon - Christianity - 1865 - 534 pages
...rats, that will be sure to leave a ' house somewhat before it falls. It is the wisdom of a fox, ' which thrusts out the badger who digged and made room for...crocodiles, that shed tears when ' they would devour.' Yet it was the wisdom of the writer himself; the wisdom which prompted him to desert Essex, to thrust... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1868 - 458 pages
...they 'would devoure. But that which is specially H to be noted, is, that those, which (as Cicero sales of Pompey) are, Sui Amantes sine Rivali, are many times unfortunate. And whereas they have all their time sacrificed to Tkemsel-ves, they become in the end themselves Sacrifices to the Inconstancy of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1868 - 472 pages
...which is specially H to be noted, is, that those, which (as Cicero sales of Pompey) are, Sui A mantes sine Rivali, are many times unfortunate. And whereas they have all their time sacrificed to Themselves, they become in the end themselves Sacrifices to the Inconstancy of Fortune... | |
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Wisdom for a man's self is in many branches thereof a depraved thing ; it is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall; it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger who digged and made room for him; it... 
