 I CANNOT call riches better than the baggage of virtue; the Roman word is better, "impedimenta;" for as the baggage is to an army, so is riches to virtue ; it cannot be spared nor left behind, but it hindereth the march; yea, and the care of it sometimes...  A Treatise on the Conduct of the Understanding - Page 131by John Locke - 1849 - 132 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1876 - 660 pages
...baggage is to an army, so is riches to virtue ; it cannot be spared nor left behind, but it hindereth the march ; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth...in the distribution ; the rest is but conceit: so eaith Solomon, " Where much is, there are many to consume it ; and what hath the owner but the sight... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 320 pages
...an army, so is riches to Virtue. It cannot be spared nor left behind, but it hindereth the march. 5 Yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth...the distribution ; the rest is but conceit. So saith Salomon, Where much is, there are many to consume it; and I0 what hath the owner but the sight of it... | |
 | Young Men's Christian Associations (London, England) - 1876 - 580 pages
...baggage is to an army so are riches to virtue, it cannot be spared nor left behind, but it hindereth the march, yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth...it be in the distribution, the rest is but conceit. Certainly great riches have sold more men than they have bought out." Jeremy Taylor says, " Riches... | |
 | 1876 - 848 pages
...for the wages of servants who are only plagues and for the food which they spoil in the cooking. *' Where much is there are many to consume it, and what...the owner but the sight of it with his eyes ? " The French understand this better than we do, and reserve a large portion of their income for their amusements,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1877 - 1014 pages
...the rest is but conceit. So saith Salomon, Where much is, there are many to consume it; and ivliat hath the owner but the sight of it with his eyes ?...fruition in any man cannot reach to feel great riches: 4 there is 1 «c sese prcpageiur. - nil aUudett quamproditio mera, profiaiufje tanguinit complurium... | |
 | Edgar Dyke Whitmarsh - 1877 - 620 pages
...baggage is to an army, so are riches to virtue. It cannot be spared, nor left behind, but it hindereth the march ; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory. Great riches have sold more men than they have bought. Seek not proud riches; but such as thou mayest... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1877 - 324 pages
...baggage is to an army, so is riches to virtue — it cannot be spared nor left behind, but it hindereth the march ; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory," "Seek not proud riches, but such as thou mayest get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and... | |
 | 1878 - 662 pages
...baggage is to an army, so is riches to virtue ; it cannot be spared nor left behind, but it hindreth the march ; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth...of great riches there is no real use, except it be iu the distribution; the rest is but conceit; * * * The personal fruition in any mar. cannot reach... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1878 - 368 pages
...baggage is to an army, so is riches to virtue, it can not be spared nor left behind, but it hindereth tho march ; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or...great riches there is no real use, except it be in tho distribution ; the rest is but conceit." — Lord Bacon, Essay 34. J Ovid expresses the same idea... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 272 pages
...an army, so is riches to Virtue. It cannot be spared nor left behind, but it hindereth the march. 5 Yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth...the distribution ; the rest is but conceit. So saith Salomon, Where much is, there are many to consume it; and I0 what hath the owner but the sight of it... | |
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