 To pass from theological and philosophical truth to the truth of civil business ; it will be acknowledged even by those that practise it not, that clear and round dealing is the honor of man's nature ; and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin...  The Father and Daughter: A Tale - Seite 137von Amelia Alderson Opie - 1827 - 96 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1876 - 660 Seiten
...will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round9 dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is...embaseth it. For these winding and crooked courses aro the goings of the serpent ; which goeth basely upon the belly, and not upon the feet. There is... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 Seiten
...will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round dealing is the honour ort ; which, mcthought, struck me with an instinct...of what it was to grieve, seized my very soul, an cmbaseth it. For these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 300 Seiten
...will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which 6s may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it. For these winding and crooked courses are... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1876 - 412 Seiten
...through the interference of God.» The disgrace of lying. — Clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature ; and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold or silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it. For these winding and crooked... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 768 Seiten
...Dissimulation. Round dealing is the honour of man's nature ; and a mixture of falsehood is like alloy in gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it. LORD BACON. The first great requisite is absolute sincerity. Falsehood and disguise are miseries and... | |
 | Edwin Abbott Abbott - 1877 - 338 Seiten
...was safe of his position without it Truth, Bacon declares, is noble, and falsehood is base ; yet\ " mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold...silver, \ which may make the metal work the better." Theory on such subjects is generally purer than practice, and Bacon's theory is summed up in these... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1878 - 246 Seiten
...that sinketh in, and settleth in it, that doth the hurt, such as we spake of before. ing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is...may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth 29 it. For these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely upon... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1879 - 356 Seiten
...will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round23 dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is...silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth29 it. For these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 272 Seiten
...will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which 6s may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it. For these winding and crooked courses are... | |
 | Smith C. Ferguson, Emory Adams Allen - 1880 - 686 Seiten
...and seldom seizes upon the prize at last. Clear and round dealing is the honor of man's nature, and mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold...make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it. Honor, like reputation and character, displays itself in little acts. It is of slow growth. Anciently... | |
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