 ... of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it ; for these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely upon the belly and not upon the feet. There is no vice that doth so cover a...  Twenty of Bacon's essays, ed. by F. Storr - Página 2de Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1874Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 páginas
...clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature ; and that mixture of falsehood is like allay in coin of gold and silver; which may make the metal work the better, but it cmbaseth it. For these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent ; which goeth basely... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - 228 páginas
...clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...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?... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 páginas
...clean and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...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... | |
 | Maxims - 1852 - 242 páginas
...measures. There cannot be a greater treachery, than first to raise a confidence, and then deceive it. There is no vice, that doth so cover a man with shame, as to be found false and perfidious. Truth alone, without eloquence, is sufficiently powerful and persuasive : and stands in need of no... | |
 | John Arthur Roebuck - 1852 - 598 páginas
...clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehoods is like alloy of coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it.' 1 Sir Robert Peel gravely said, when speaking of George IV., that ' Posterity will regard his late... | |
 | John Arthur Roebuck - 1852 - 524 páginas
...clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehoods is like alloy of coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it.'1 Sir Robert Peel gravely said, when speaking of George IV., that ' Posterity will regard his late... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 394 páginas
...clear and round dealing is the Honour of Man's Nature ; and that Mixture of Falfehood is like Alloy in Coin of Gold and Silver, which may make the Metal work the better, but it embafeth it. For thefe winding and crooked Courfes, are the Goings of the Serpent ; which goeth bafely... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 páginas
...clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...upon the feet. There is no vice that doth so cover a mau with shame as to be found false and perfidious: and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he... | |
 | Edwin Troxell FREEDLY - 1853 - 370 páginas
...boldly maintain it. Frown down all tricks ; all cunning ; all those winding and crooked courses : " The goings of the serpent, which goeth basely upon the belly and not upon the feet." Brand the man, who violates confidence and abuses trust, as a thief. Remember the public credit of... | |
 | Money - 1853 - 168 páginas
...stand, and boldly maintain it. Frown down all tricks, all cunning, all winding and crooked courses : " the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely upon the belly, and not upon the feet." Brand the man who violates confidence and abuses trust as a thief. Remember, the public credit of your... | |
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