 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1833 - 228 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring : for good thoughts (though God accept them, yet) towards men are little better than good dreams except they be put...works is the end of man's motion ; and conscience oe t-he same is the accomplishment of man's rest : for if a man can be partaker of God's theatre, he... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring. For good thoughts (though God accept them) yet towards men, arc little better than good dreams : except they be put...end of man's motion ; and conscience of the same, is ihc accomplishment of man's rest. For if a man be partaker of God's theatre ; he shall likewise be... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 pages
...the hope of being an instrument of good. " Power to do good is the true and lawful end of aspiring. Merit and good works is the end of man's motion, and...same is the accomplishment of man's rest ; for, if man can be a partaker of God's theatre, he will be a partaker of God's rest." (a) I please myself with... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Fore-edged painting - 1837 - 382 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring ; for good thoughts, though God accept them, yet towards men, are little better than good dreams, except they be put...vantage and commanding ground. Merit, and good works are the end of man's motion ; and conscience of the same, is the accomplishment of man's rest; for,... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Fore-edged painting - 1837 - 400 pages
...cannot be, without power and place as the vantage and commanding ground. Merit, and good works are the end of man's motion ; and conscience of the same,...is the accomplishment of man's rest; for, if a man be partaker of God's theatre, he shall likewise be partaker of God's rest. Et conversus Deus, ut aspiceret... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring. For good thoughts, though God accept them, yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...theatre, he shall likewise be partaker of God's rest. " Et conversus Deus, tit aspiceret opera, qute fecerunt manus sutc, vidit quod omnia essent bona nimis... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Conduct of life - 1839 - 404 pages
...of utility, he may be assured that there is nothing new in his opinions. them), yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...theatre, he shall likewise be partaker of God's rest, " Et conversus Deus, ut aspiceret opera, quae fecerunt manus sues, vidit quod omnia essent bona nimis... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring ; for good thoughts, though God accept them, yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...theatre, he shall likewise be partaker of God's rest : " Et conversus Deus, ut aspiceret opera, quae fecerunt manus suae, vidit quod omnia essent bona nimis... | |
 | American periodicals - 1842 - 546 pages
...than good dreams, except they be put into action. Merit and good works is the end of man's motive, and conscience of the same is the accomplishment of...theatre, he shall likewise be partaker of God's rest." Surely the writer of this language could not be a bad man. From the admiration we feel and have not... | |
 | Law - 1843 - 526 pages
...cannot be, without power and place as the vantage and commanding ground. Merit, and good works are the end of man's motion ; and conscience of the same,...is the accomplishment of man's rest ; for, if a man be partaker of God's theatre, he shall likewise be partaker of God's rest. Et conversus Deus, ut aspiceret... | |
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But power to do good is the true and lawful end of aspiring. For good thoughts (though God accept them) yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put in act; and that cannot be without power and place, as the vantage and commanding... 
