| George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 778 páginas
...Twenty-third, also published in 1612, is entitled ' Of Wisdom for a Man's Self,' and is thus wound up : — :4 Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof,...they would devour. But that which is specially to be noticed, is, that those which (as Cicero says of Pompey) are ' Sui amantes sine rivali,'* are many... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 226 páginas
...Self,' and is thus wound up : — £•. Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof, adepraved thing : it is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure...they would devour. But that which is specially to be noticed, is, that those which (as Cicero says of Pompey) are ' Sui amantes sine rivali,'* are many... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 páginas
...Wisdom for a Man's Self,' and is thus wound up :— t".Wisdom for a man's self is, in many hranches thereof, a depraved thing: it is the wisdom of rats, that will he sure to leave a house somewhat hefore it fall; it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the... | |
| Edward Foss - 1857 - 544 páginas
...them. To himself may be applied the close of his essay " On the VOL. VI. II Wisdom for a Man's self." " Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof,...that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it falls. It is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger who digged and made room for him. It... | |
| Andrew Steinmetz - 1848 - 480 páginas
...to bite 'em, And those fleas have less fleas, And so mi infinitum," Or, perhape, better thin: — " Wisdom for a man's self, is, in many branches thereof,...wisdom of rats that will be sure to leave a house some time betöre it fall : it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger who digged and... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 páginas
...; others to be read but cursorily, and some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. fall. It is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out...made room for him. It is the wisdom of crocodiles, who shed tears when they would devour. But that which is specially to be noted is, that those which,... | |
| Andrew Steinmetz - 1848 - 666 páginas
...fleas to bite 'em, And those fleas have less fleas, And so ad infinitum." Or perhaps better thus : " Wisdom for a man's self, is in many branches thereof...is the wisdom of rats that will be sure to leave a hoase some time before it fall : it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger who digged... | |
| Andrew Steinmetz - 1848 - 522 páginas
...have lesa fleas, And so ad infinitum." Or, perhnps, better thus: — " VViadom for a man's self, ¡a, in many branches thereof, a depraved thing : it is...wisdom of rats that will be sure to leave a house flome time before it fall : it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger who digged and... | |
| George Atkinson - 1849 - 334 páginas
...fortune, took its natural course, and ended in its natural way. " Wisdom for a man's self (says Bacon) is, in many branches thereof, a depraved thing; it...wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house some time » See Life, 71. before its fall ; it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger... | |
| John Locke - 1849 - 372 páginas
...and profit themselves ; and for either respect they will abandon the good of their affairs. WisdDm for a man's self is, in many branches thereof a depraved thing : it is the wisdom ot rats, that will be sure to leave a house sometime before it fall : it is the wisdom of the fox,... | |
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