 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...perfidious. And therefore Montagne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason, why the word of the lye should be such a disgrace, and such an odious charge...Saith he, " If it be well " weighed, to say that a man lyeth,is as much as to say, " that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards " men. For a lye faces... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace, and such an odious charge, " If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth, is as mucb as to say that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men : for a lie faces God, and shrinks... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason, *hy the word of the lie should be such a disgrace, and such an odious...he is brave towards God, and a coward "towards men. Fora lie faces God, and shrinks " from man." Surely the wickedness of falsehood, and breach of faith... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Philosophers - 1846 - 730 pages
...perfidious. And therefore Mountaigny saith prettily, when he inquired the reason, Why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace, and such an odious...a man lieth, is as much as to say that he is brave tuwards God, and a coward towards men.' For a lie faces God, and shrinks from man. Surely the wickedness... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pages
...reason^ Why the word of the lie should he such a disgrace, od nch an odious charge ? Saith he, ' If it he well weighed, To say that a man lieth, is as much as to say that he is hrave ''lwait God, and a coward towards men.' For a lie faces rrod, and shrinks from man. Surely the... | |
 | General principles - 1847 - 132 pages
...is the abstract idea of an action, taking the part of a substantive, as, " to say that a man lyeth, is as much as to say that he is brave towards God, and a coward toward man." f " The more he knows the more he is desirous of knowing, and yet the farther he advances... | |
 | Philosophy - 1847 - 380 pages
...is the abstract idea of an action, taking the part of a substantive, as, " to say that a man lyeth, is as much as to say that he is brave towards God, and a coward toward man."t "The more he knows the more he is desirous of knowing, and yet the farther he advances... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...prettily, when he inquired the reason, why the word of the lie should be such ESSAYS CIVIL AND MORAL. a disgrace, and such an odious charge ? Saith he,...is as much as to say, that he is brave towards God, Hnd a coward towards men. For a lie faces God, and shrinks from man." Surely the wickedness of falsehood,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...the lie should be such a disgrace, and such an 4 Lueret. ii. init. Comp. Adv. of Learning, i. 8. 5. odious charge ? Saith he, If it be well weighed, to...that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men.5 For a lie faces God, and shrinks from man. Surely the wickedness of falsehood and breach of faith... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Conduct of life - 1857 - 578 pages
...inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace, and such an odious charge, ' If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth, is...that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards man ; for a lie faces God, and shrinks from man.'4 Surely the wickedness of falsehood and breach of... | |
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... the belly, and not upon the feet. There is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious. And therefore... 
