 | 1864 - عدد الصفحات: 408
...it 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 it and made room for him ; the wisdom... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864 - عدد الصفحات: 638
...they will abandon the good of their affairs. Wisdom for a man's eelf is, in many branches thereof, .1 depraved thing : it is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a bouse some time before its fall : it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger, who digged... | |
 | 1864 - عدد الصفحات: 452
...it 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 houso somewhat before it fall ; the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger, who digged it and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - عدد الصفحات: 440
...respect they will abandon the good of their affairs. Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches [7] thereof, a depraved thing : it is the wisdom of rats that will be sure to leave a house some time before it fall : it is the wisdom of the fox that thrust out the badger who digged and made... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - عدد الصفحات: 782
...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,...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... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1865 - عدد الصفحات: 534
...temptation, and succumbed to it. ' Wisdom for a ' man's self,' he remarks, in one of his essays, ' is a depraved ' thing. It is the wisdom of rats, that...will be sure to leave a ' house somewhat before it falls. It is the wisdom of a fox, ' which thrusts out the badger who digged and made room for ' him.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - عدد الصفحات: 458
...Affaires. Wisedome for a Mans Selfe, is in many Branches thereof, a depraved Thing. It is the Wisedome of Rats, that will be sure to leave a House, somewhat before it fall. It is the Wisedome of the Fox, that thrusts out the Badger, who digged & made Roome for him. It is the Wisedome... | |
 | Edward Foss - 1870 - عدد الصفحات: 826
...himself may be applied the close of his twenty-third essay, ' On the 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 liim.... | |
 | 1870 - عدد الصفحات: 972
...there are those who will set a house on fire if onlv to roast their own eggs." Further he continues, " Wisdom for a man's self is in many branches thereof...depraved thing; it is the wisdom of rats that will be'sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall; it is the wisdom of the.fox that thrusts out the... | |
 | Edward Foss - 1870 - عدد الصفحات: 816
...himself may be spplied the close of his twenty-third essay, • On the Wisdom for a Man's self: '— ' Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof, a depraved thing. It is the wisdom of rate, that will be eure to leave a bms« somewhat before it falls. It is the ivisdom of the fox, that... | |
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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. 
