 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1868 - 786 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 omuia essent bona nimis;"... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1868 - 694 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring ; for good thoughts, though God accept4 them, yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...Merit and good works is the end of man's motion, and conscience5 of the same is the accomplishment of man's rest; for if a man can be partaker of God's... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1868 - 458 pages
...For good Thoughts (though God accept them,) yet to wards men, are little better then good Dreames ; Except they be put in Act ; And that cannot be without...Commanding Ground. Merit, and good Works, is the End of Mans Motion ; And Conscience of the same, is the Accomplishment of Mans Rest. For if a Man, can be... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1868 - 472 pages
...accept them,) yetj towards men, are little better then good Dreames ; Except they be put in A<fl ; And that cannot be without Power, and Place ; As the...Commanding Ground. Merit, and good Works, is the End of Mans Motion ; And Conscience of the same, is the Accomplishment of Mans Rest For if a Man, can be Partaker... | |
 | 1869 - 642 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring ; for good thoughts (though God accepts them) yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...and place, as the vantage and commanding ground.' The second, thus : ' Honour hath three things in it ; the vantage ground to do good ; the approach... | |
 | Augustus Maverick - Journalism - 1870 - 550 pages
...true and lawful end of all aspiring. For good thoughts (though God accept them), yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put in act. And men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on."... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1871 - 642 pages
...God accept them,) yet towards men. are little better then good Dreames; Except they be put in A61; And that cannot be without Power, and Place ; As the Vantage, and Commanding Ground. Merit, and good Work?, is the End of Mans Motion; And Confcience of the fame, is the Accomplifhment of Mans Reft. For... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1871 - 678 pages
...(though. God accept them) yet towards men are little better then good dreams': except they be put in Art ; and that cannot be without power and place; as the vantage and commanding ground. Merit is the ende of mans motion ; and confcience of merit is the accomplifhment of mans reft. For if a man... | |
 | English prose literature - 1872 - 556 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...conscience of the same is the accomplishment of man's rest. Neglect not also the examples of those that have carried themselves ill in the same place ; not to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1873 - 266 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...ground. Merit and good works is the end of man's motion ; 2 and conscience 3 of the same is the accomplishment of man's rest. For if a man can be partaker... | |
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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... 
