 This of all virtues and dignities of the mind, is the greatest, being the character of the Deity: and without it man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than a kind of vermin.  manual - Page 74by e.r. humphreys, lld - 1856Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...little too light to express it. Goodness I call the habit, and goodness of nature the inclination. This, of all virtues and dignities of the mind, is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than a... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...little too light to express it. Goodness I call the habit, and goodness of nature the inclination. This, of all virtues and dignities of the mind, is the greatest, being the character of the Deity ; and without it man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than... | |
 | John Weyland - 1816 - 556 pages
...experiment. If such a school were established, I would write over the professor's chair — " Goodness, of all virtues and dignities of the mind, is the greatest, being the character of the Deity ; without it man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no. better than a kind... | |
 | John Weyland - 1816 - 538 pages
...experiment. If such a school were established, I would write over the professor's chair — " Goodness, of all virtues and dignities of the mind, is the greatest, being the character of the Deity ; without it man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than a kind... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...little too light to express it. Goodness I call the habit, and Goodness of Nature the inclination. This of all virtues and dignities of the mind is the greatest, being the character of the Deity ; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...little too light to express it. Goodness I call the habit, and Goodness of Nature the inclination. This of all virtues and dignities of the mind is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...little too light to express it. Goodness I call the habit, and goodness of nature the inclination. This of all virtues and dignities of the mind is the greatest, being the character of the Deity ; and without it man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...little too light to express it. Goodness I call the habit, and goodness of nature the inclination. This, of all virtues and dignities of the mind, is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it man is a busy, . mischievous, wretched thing, no better than... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...little too light to express it. Goodness I call the habit, and goodness of nature the inclination. This, of all virtues and dignities of the mind, is the greatest, being the character of the Deity ; and without it man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, ao better than... | |
 | Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 578 pages
...noticed, viz. that goodness of nature is deeply implanted in the human mind. " Goodness of nature, of all virtues and dignities of the mind, is the greatest, being the character of the Deity" — " The inclination to Goodness is imprinted deeply in the nature of man;... | |
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