| James McGrigor Allan - 1860 - 144 Seiten
...meets with comprehension and sympathy from the world. " He that hath wife and children," says Bacon, " hath given hostages to fortune, for they are impediments...virtue or mischief. Certainly, the best works and of the greatest merit for the public have proceeded from the unmarried or childless man," Talk as we may... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1860 - 480 Seiten
...suave et facile illud faeiet consuetudo : [choose the best — custom will make it pleasant and easy.] Younger brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. VIII. Or MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1861 - 408 Seiten
...but generally the precept is good, " Optimum elige, suave et facile illud faciet consuetude." 2 — Younger brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom...hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments to great 1 There is considerable justice in this remark. Children should be taught to do what is right for its... | |
| James McGrigor Allan - 1862 - 300 Seiten
...by marriage or celibacy ? Bacon has decided in favor of the latter. He says, " He that hath wife or children hath given hostages to fortune, for they...virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of the greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless man." WS Landor thus... | |
| John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 Seiten
...SHARSPERE. — Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II. Scene 1. (Shallow to Host.) HOSTA GES.—He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ;...to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. LORD BACON. — Essay VIII., Of Marriage and Single Life. He that hath a wife and children, wants not... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1864 - 468 Seiten
...suave et facile illud faciet consuetudo : [choose the best — custom will make it pleasant and easy.] Younger brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom...to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly1 the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864 - 638 Seiten
...it ; but generally the precept is good, ' Optimum elige, suave et facile illud faciet consuetude.' 2 Younger brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. " ANNOTATIONS. 'Let parents choose betimes the vocations and courses they mean their children should... | |
| John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 Seiten
...— BEAUMONT and FLETCHER. A King and no King. Act v. Sc. 4. FRANCIS BACON. 1561-1626. He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune,...to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Essag viii. Of Marriage and Single Life. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some... | |
| Florence Marryat - 1866 - 340 Seiten
...' Then I suppose you are of the opinion of Lord Bacon, Miss Tredman, where he says," He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to Fortune ;...great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief." ' The actress shook her head laughingly. ' You must not attack me with any but dramatic quotations,... | |
| John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 Seiten
...unconcern* d in things to come ! If here uneasy ; finds at Home, At Paris, or Madrid, his home. DENIIAM. He that hath wife and children hath given hostages...to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. * * * The most ordinary cause of a single life is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and... | |
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