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" ... for our case; but the best receipt (best I say to work, and best to take,) is the admonition of a friend. It is a strange thing to behold what gross errors and extreme absurdities many (especially of the greater sort,) do commit for want of a friend... "
Friendship - Page 64
1890 - 104 pages
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The essays, or Counsels, civil & moral, with a table of the colours of good ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...Friend. It is a ftrange thing to behold, what grofs Errors, and extream Abfurdities, many ( efpccially of the greater Sort ) do commit, for want of a Friend...both of their Fame and Fortune : for, as St. James faith, they are as Men that loot^ jometimes into a Clajs, and prefently forgrt their own Sba^e. and...
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Lord Bacon's Essays, Or Counsels Moral and Civil: Translated from the Latin ...

Francis Bacon - 1720 - 556 pages
...Admonition of a FRIEND. IT is ftrange to behold, what grofs Errors and extreme Abfurdities, fome (efpecially of the greater Sort) do commit, for want of a FRIEND...tell them of them, to the great Damage both of their Reputation and Fortune. For they are (as the Apoftle St. James fays) as Men that look into a Glafs,...
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Lord Bacon's Essays, Or Counsels Moral and Civil: Translated from the Latin ...

Francis Bacon - 1720 - 528 pages
...a FRIEND. IT is ftrange to behold, what grofs Errors and extreme Abfurdities, fome (efpecially ©f the greater Sort) do commit, for want of a FRIEND...tell them of them, to the great Damage both of their Reputation and Fortune. For they are (as the Apoftle St. James fays) as Men that look into a Glafe,...
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A Collection of Select Aphorisms and Maxims: With Several Historical ...

Charles Palmer (Deputy Serjeant of the House of Commons.) - 1748 - 342 pages
...ftrange thing to behold what grofs errors, and extreme abfurdities, many (efpecially of the greater fort) do commit, for want of a friend to tell them of them,...to the great damage both of their fame and fortune. 1488. Worthy minds deny themfelves many advantages, to to fatisfy a generous benevolence, which they...
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The Monthly Visitor, and Entertaining Pocket Companion, Volume 14

1801 - 446 pages
...our faults in others is sometimes improper tor our case; but the test rece/pt, (best I say to work, and best to take,) is the admonition of a friend....of them, to the great damage both of their fame and fortmie ; for, as St. James saith, they are as men " that look sometimes into a glass and presently...
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Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political

Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...our faults in others is sometimes improper for our case; but the best receipt (best I say to work, and best to take,) is the admonition of a friend....a glass, and presently forget their own shape and favour:" as for business, a man may think, if he will, that two eyes see no more than one; or, that...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...our faults in others is sometimes improper for our case ; but the best receipt, (best I say to work, and best to take,) is the admonition of a friend....a glass and presently forget their own shape " and favour :" as for business, a man may think, if he will, that two eyes see no more than one; or, that...
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The Essays Or Counsels, Moral, Economical and Political: With Elegant ...

Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...faults in others, is sometimes unproper for our case. But the best receipt i^best, I say, to work, and best to take) is the admonition of a Friend. It...a glass, and presently forget their own shape and favour." As for business, a man may think, if he 'will, that two eyes see no more than one ; or that...
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The essays; or, Counsels moral, economical, and political, by sir F. Bacon

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...our faults in others, is sometimes improper for our case. But the best receipt (best, I say, to work, and best to take) is the admonition of a Friend. It...a glass, and presently forget their own shape and favour." As for business, a man may think, if he will, that two eyes see no more than one ; or that...
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The works of Francis Bacon, Volume 2

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...faults in others, is sometimes improper for our case : but the best receipt, best, I say, to work, and best to take, is the admonition of a friend. It...into a glass, and presently forget their own shape andfavour. As for business, a man may think if he will, that two eyes see no more than one; or that...
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