 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
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero, Cyrus R. Edmonds - 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 desire to seek power and lose liberty, or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - Ethics - 1850 - 2 pages
...servants of fame, uud ferrvants of business, so us they have no freedom neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and lose liberty, or to seek power over others nnd to lose power over a rnan'd self. The rising unto place... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - Philosophy - 1850
...servants of fame ; and servants ofbusines.se. So aa they have no frecdome, neither in their persons; nor in their actions; nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seeke power and to lose liberty; to seeke power over others, and to lose power over a mans seife."... | |
 | Baron John Campbell Campbell - 1851
...t Works, yol. v. 463. vants of business : so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange...over others and to lose power over a man's self."* It may as well be said that he despised money, because in his writings he calls riches " the baggage... | |
 | JOHN LORD CAMPBELL - 1851
...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...over others and to lose power over a man's self"^ It may as well be said that he despised money, because in his writings he calls riches " the baggage... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851
...bank, or steep riling ground, than upon a flat." 24. " The rising unto place is laborious, and by paint men come to greater 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... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1852
...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...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, George Fabyan Collection (Library of Congress) - 1852 - 349 pages
...and to lofe Liberty ; or to feek Power over others, and to lofe Power over a Man's Self. The Rifmg unto Place is laborious ; and by Pains Men come to greater Pains : and it is fometimes bafe ; and by Indignities, Men come to Dignities. The Standing is flippery, and the Regrefs... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853
...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, • Amare et sapere vix Deo conceditur. Pub. Syr.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854
...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 cither a downfal, or at least an... | |
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