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" The rising unto 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 an eclipse, which is a melancholy... "
The Works of Francis Bacon - Page 43
by Francis Bacon - 1815
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The Lives of the Lords Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England ...

John Campbell Baron Campbell - Great Britain - 1851 - 504 pages
...persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty, or to seek power 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...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty ; or to seek power over others, and to lose...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : " Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse...
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The Essays Or Counsels, Civil and Moral ; And, Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1852 - 394 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...
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The essays; or, Counsels civil and moral with A table of the colours of good ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...persons nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty ; or to seek power over others, and to lose...indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, • Amare et sapere vix Deo conceditur. Pub. Syr. Sent. 15. (AL ii. prooe. 15.) and the regress is...
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Philosophical works

Francis Bacon - Ethics - 1854 - 894 pages
...persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose few to be chewed and digested ; that is, some books...deputy, and extracts made of them by others ; but cither a downfal, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. " Cum non sis qui fueris, non...
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Three Books of Offices, Or Moral Duties: Also His Cato Major, an Essay on ...

Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1855 - 376 pages
...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...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing; ' cum non sis qui fueris non esae cur...
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Cicero's Three Books of Offices, Or Moral Duties: Also His Cato Major, an ...

Marcus Tullius Cicero - Ethics - 1855 - 374 pages
...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...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing ; ' cum non sis qui fueris non esse cur...
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The Essays: Or, Counsels, Civil and Moral ; and The Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1856 - 406 pages
...persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty ; or to seek power over others, and to lose...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : " Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse...
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Bacon's essays, with annotations by R. Whately

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 564 pages
...persons, nor* in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty, or to seek power over others, and to lose...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : ' Cum non sis qui fueris non esse cur...
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Cicero's Three Books Of Offices, Or Moral Duties: Also His Cato Major, an ...

Marcus Tullius Cicero - Ethics - 1856 - 368 pages
...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...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...
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