 He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless...  Cross-bench Views of Current Church Questions - Page 181de Hensley Henson - 1902 - 355 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | John Lingard - 1810 - 570 pages
...generations (80). But it was not from the (80) " He that hath wife and children," saith Lord Bacon, " hath given hostages to fortune : for they are impediments...virtue or mischief. Certainly the " best works, and of the greatest merit for the public, have pro" ceeded from the unmarried or the childless man, which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. OF Carriage ana Single life. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprizes, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the... | |
 | George Dyer - 1814 - 538 pages
...applied, (for the Earl of Northampton was both a bachelor and a student) Lord Bacon's observation : " he that hath wife and children, hath given hostages to fortune, for they are impediments to great enterprizes, either to virtue or mischief 1 "." He was chancellor of the University in ifil I : he... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. marriage anfc jingle ttifr. JLlE that hath Wife and Children, hath given hostages to...affection and means have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason, that those that have Children, should have greatest care of future times,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND'SIXGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children, hath given hostages...affection and means have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason, that those that have children should have greatest care of future times ;... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND.SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children, hath given hostages...affection and means have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason, that those that have children should have greatest care of future times;... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...wife and cVv'\\dren h<\tV\ hostages to fortune; for they ata OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. 39 ments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief....affection and means, have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason that those that have children should have greatest care of future times, unto... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1822 - 238 pages
...fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages...affection and means, have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason that those that have children should have greatest care of future times, unto... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1822 - 234 pages
...fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages...affection and means, have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason that those that have children should have greatest care of future times, unto... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 598 pages
...fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AXD SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children, hath given hostages...affection and means have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason, that those that have children should have greatest care of future times;... | |
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