 | 1801 - 446 pages
...faithful admonition of a friend. The calling of a man's self to a strict account is a medicine sometimes too piercing and corrosive; reading good books of...observing 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... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...grieveth the less. T-ORD BACON. THE calling of a man's self to a strict account, is a medicine sometimes too piercing and corrosive. Reading good books of...is a little flat and dead ; observing our faults in other's, is sometimes unproper for our case : but the best receipt (best I say to work, and best to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...faithful admonition of a Friend. The calling of a man's self to a strict account is a medicine sometimes too piercing and corrosive. Reading good books of...dead. Observing our 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... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...faithful admonition of a friend. The calling of a man's self to a strict account, is a medicine sometimes too piercing and corrosive ; reading good books of...morality is a little flat and dead ; observing our fanlts in others is sometimes improper for our case ; but the best receipt (best I say to work and... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...faithful admonition of a friend. The calling of a man's self to a strict account is a medicine sometimes too piercing and corrosive ; reading good books of...is a little flat and dead ; observing our faults in 6thers is sometimes improper for our case ; but the tat receipt (best I say to work and best to take)... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...faithful admonition of a friend. The calling of a man's self to a strict account is a medicine sometimes too piercing and corrosive; reading good books of...others is sometimes improper for our case; but the bestreceipt, (best, I say, to work, and the best to take) is the admonition of a friend. It is a strange... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...good books1of morality is a little flat and dead; observmg our faults in others is sometimes nnproper for our case; but the best receipt, (best, I say, to work, and the best to take) is the admonition of a friend. It is a strange thing to behold what gross errors... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 pages
...faithful admonition of a friend. The calling of a man's self to a strict account is a medicine sometimes too piercing and corrosive ; reading good books of...in others is sometimes improper for our case ; but -he best receipt (best I say to work and best to take) is the admonition of a friend. It is a strange... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 372 pages
...faithful admonition of a friend. The calling of a man's self to a strict account is a medicine sometimes too piercing and corrosive ; reading good books of morality is a little ?it and dead; observing our faults in others is sometimes improper for our case ; but Jie best receipt... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 pages
...faithful admonition of a friend. The calling of a man's self to a strict account is à meétcine sometimes r the command ment laid upon us, we would ä friend. It is a strange thing to behold what gross errors and extreme absurdities many (especially... | |
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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... 
