 Men in great place are thrice servants : servants of the sovereign or state ; servants of fame; and servants of business : so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire, to seek...  Bacon's essays, with annotations by R. Whately - Page 116by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864Full view - About this book
 | 1844
...servants of fame, and servants of business ; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange...others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising into place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains ; and it is sometimes base, and by... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - History - 1844 - 315 pages
...is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude." " It is a strange desire to seek power, and lose liberty ; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over one's self." " Of all kind of men, God is the least beholden unto kings ; for he doth most for them,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 315 pages
...is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude." " It is a strange desire to seek power, and lose liberty ; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over one's self." " Of all kind of men, God is the least beholden unto kings ; for he doth most for them,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846
...servants of fame, and servants of business ; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange...pains, and it is sometimes base; and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfal, or at least an... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846
...servants of fame, and servants of husiness; s i as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire, to seek power md to lose liherty, or to seek power over others and to lose ••iwer over a man's self. The rising... | |
 | Half hours - 1847
...servants of fame ; and servants of business. So as they have no freedom, neither in their persons ; nor in their actions ; nor in their times. It is a strange...pains ; and it is sometimes base ; and by indignities, men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848
...business ; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their timea. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty...pains ; and it is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least... | |
 | Bengal council of educ - History - 1848
...is as the Sunbeams, that beat hotter upon a bank, or steep rising ground, than upon a flat." 24. " The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains men...pains ; and it is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 132 pages
...servants of fame, and servants of business; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange...pains ; and it is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850
...servants of fame ; and servants of business : so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange...others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising untu place is laborious ; and by pains men come to greater pains: and it is sometimes base ; and by... | |
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