 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1884 - 564 pages
...thing is most admirable (wherewith I will conclude this first fruit of friendship), which is, that this communicating of a man's self to his friend, works...effects : for it redoubleth joys, and cutteth griefs in halfs. For there is no man that imparteth his joys to his friend, but he joyeth the more; and no man... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1884 - 722 pages
...is most admirable (where with I will conclude this first fruit of friendship), which is, that this communicating of a man's self to his friend, works two contrary effects, for it redoubleth joys, and cuHeth griefs in hall's; for there is no man that imparteth his joys to his friend, but he joyeth the... | |
 | 1918 - 968 pages
...sympathy. Much more lovable, nay much more fortunate are the former, for, in the words of Bacon, 'There is no man . . . that imparteth his griefs to his friend but he grieveth the less, . . . for in bodies union strengtheneth and cherisheth any natural action, and, on the other side weakeneth... | |
 | John Todhunter - 1920 - 180 pages
...themselves unto, are cannibals of their own hearts ; but one thing is most admirable, which is, that this communicating of a man's self to his friend works...effects, for it redoubleth joys, and cutteth griefs in halfs." It would have been well if the people of England had earlier laid to heart what he says of... | |
 | Benjamin Alexander Heydrick - 1921 - 422 pages
...thing is most admirable (wherewith I will conclude this firstfruit of friendship), which is, that this communicating of a man's self to his friend works...grieveth the less. So that it is, in truth, of operation upoa a man's mind, of like virtue as the alchemists used to attribute to their stone for man's body,... | |
 | Mabel Irene Rich - 1921 - 582 pages
...contrary effects: for it rcdoubleth joys, and cutteth griefs in halts. For there is no man that impartcth his joys to his friend, but he joyeth the more; and...no man that imparteth his griefs to his friend, but lie grieveth tlie less. So that it is, in truth, of operation upon a man's mind of like virtue as the... | |
 | Mabel Irene Rich - 1921 - 576 pages
...I will conclude this first fruit of friendship), which is, that this communicating of a man's stlf to his friend, works two contrary effects: for it redoubleth joys, and cutteth griefs in halfs. For there is no man that imparteth his joys to his friend, but he joyeth the more; and no man... | |
 | Stephen Coleridge - 1922 - 102 pages
...enterprises, and all that cumbers his heart for want of someone with whom to share it. Bacon says that " no man that imparteth his griefs to his friend but he grieveth the less " ; and indeed Bacon goes so far as to say that if a man " have not a friend he may quit the stage."... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1923 - 586 pages
...necessities of life. 2 Cf. Bacon's Friendship : " This communicating of a man's self to his friend worketh two contrary effects ; for it redoubleth Joys and cutteth Griefs in Halves." 132 own ? Adversity would indeed be hard to bear, without him to whom the burden would be heavier even... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1923 - 584 pages
...necessities of life. * Cf. Bacon's Friendship : " This communicating of a man's self to his friend worketh two contrary effects ; for it redoubleth Joys and cutteth Griefs in Halves." own ? Adversity would indeed be hard to bear, without him to whom the burden would be heavier 0 even... | |
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I will conclude this first fruit of friendship), which is, that this communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects; for it redoubleth joys, and cutteth griefs in... 
