 | American periodicals - 1886 - 894 pages
...Bacon with a debt due really to Plutarch. " Montaigne saith prettily when he enquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace and such an odious charge. Saith he, ' If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth is as much as to say that he is brave toward... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1886 - 684 pages
...Bacon with a debt due really to Plutarch. ' Montaigne saith prettily when he enquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace and such an odious charge. Saith he, " If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth is as much as to say that he is brave towards... | |
 | Robert Cochrane - Authors, English - 1887 - 572 pages
...found false and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne* saith prettily, when he inquired the reason, why rds, at your leisure. Be sure you strain them sufficiently." FOR THE M A ? Saith he, " If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth, Ь as much as to say, that he is brave... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy, English - 1890 - 826 pages
...found false and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason, why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace and such an odious charge ? Saith he, If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is brave... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1887 - 326 pages
...found false and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace and such an odious charge, saith he, "If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth is as much to say as that he is brave towards... | |
 | Charles George Gordon - Generals - 1888 - 464 pages
...No, it will make him more careful for fear of punishment, but it will not touch the root of the j 1 " If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth is...he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men" (MONTAIGNE). " Fora lie faces God, and shrinks from man" (BACON). matter ; it will not tend to make... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1888 - 336 pages
...found false and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace and such an odious charge, saith he, " If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth is as much to say as that he ia brave towards... | |
 | Benjamin G. Lovejoy - Authors, English - 1888 - 306 pages
...found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason, why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace, and such an odious charge, saith he, " If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth, is as much as to say, that he is brave... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - 788 pages
...found false and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason, why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace and such an odious charge ? Saith he, If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is brave... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1890 - 510 pages
...the reason, why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace and such an odious charge i saith he, If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth, is aa 70 much as to say, that he is brave towards God and a coward towards men. For a lie faces God, and... | |
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Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace and such an odious charge. Saith he, " If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth, is as much as to say that he is brave towards God and a coward... 
