 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 114by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864Full view - About this book
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...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...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 an... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1855 - 376 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 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1856 - 406 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... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1856 - 368 pages
...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...come to greater pains, and it is sometimes base and bv indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regrcsis either a downfall... | |
 | English literature - 1856 - 668 pages
...may be seen in the impressive after-testimony of the illustrious Chancellor : — ' The rising into place is laborious, and by pains 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... | |
 | English literature - 1856 - 590 pages
...may be seen in the impressive after-testimony of the illustrious Chancellor : — ' The rising into place is laborious, and by pains 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... | |
 | English literature - 1856 - 594 pages
...may be seen in the impressive after-testimony of the illustrious Chancellor : — ' The rising into place is laborious, and by pains 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Conduct of life - 1857 - 578 pages
...sovereign or State, servants of fame, and servants of business ; so as l they have no freedom, neither2 in their persons, nor2 in their actions, nor in their...to greater pains ; and it is sometimes base and by indignities3 men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English literature - 1858 - 812 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...power over a man's self. The rising unto place is labo1 Btctt itaque reefptum tit itlud diverltium : Amare et sapere vi\ Deo conceditur. rious; and by... | |
 | John Campbell (1st baron.) - 1857 - 426 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...power over others and to lose power over a man's self. "k It may as well be said that he despised money, because in his writings he calls riches " the baggage... | |
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