 | Francis Bacon - 1856 - عدد الصفحات: 406
...please them, and profit themselves ; and for either respect they will abandon the good of their affairs. Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof,...is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave u house somewhat before it fall : it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger who digged... | |
 | e.r. humphreys, lld - 1856 - عدد الصفحات: 200
...interferes with the convenience or advantage of self. " Selfishness," to quote Lord Bacon again, " is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall ; the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger who digged and made room for him ; the wisdom... | |
 | John Timbs - 1856 - عدد الصفحات: 374
...should fear „ Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come. Shakspfare. DCCCIV. Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof, a depraved thiug : it is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house sometime before it fall : •:.... | |
 | Edward Foss - 1857 - عدد الصفحات: 552
...them. To himself may be applied the close of his essay " On the VOL. VI. H 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... | |
 | Edward Foss - 1857 - عدد الصفحات: 540
...them. To himself may be applied the close of his essay " On the VOL. VI. H 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - عدد الصفحات: 578
...them, and profit themselves ; and for either respect3 they will abandon the good of their affairs. Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof,...wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house some time before its fall : it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger, who digged and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - عدد الصفحات: 412
...and profit Themfelves : and for either refpect they will abandon the Good of their Affairs. Wifdom for a Man's Self is, in many Branches thereof, a depraved Thing : it is the Wifdom of Rats, that will be fure to leave a Houfe, fomewhat before it fall. It is the Wifdom of the... | |
 | Andrew Bisset - 1859 - عدد الصفحات: 320
...says, " will set a house on fire and it were but to roast their eggs. ... It is the wisdom of rats — it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the...crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour." By the political constitution of England, as well as by its physical form and structure, the expenses... | |
 | Andrew Bisset - 1859 - عدد الصفحات: 328
...says, " will set a house on fire and it were but to roast their eggs. ... It is the wisdom of rats — it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the...crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour." By the political constitution of England, as well as by its physical form and structure, the expenses... | |
 | Wise sayings - 1864 - عدد الصفحات: 394
...us strong, Blind, and impatient, and it leads us wrong. Edward Shore, Tale XI.— G. CRABBE. WISDOM. Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof,...crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour. Essay on Wisdom for a Man's Self. — LORD BACON. WISDOM. The Chief Man's chief wisdom consists in... | |
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Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof, a depraved thing. It is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall. 
