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" Dry light is ever the best," and certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another, is drier and purer than that which cometh from his own understanding and judgment : which is ever infused and drenched in his affections and customs. "
The Quarterly Magazine of the Independent Order of Odd-Fellows, Manchester Unity - Page 319
1860
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... Select Notes on the International Sunday School Lessons ...

International Sunday School Lessons - 1875 - 228 pages
...this second fruit of friendship complete, that other point, which is faithful counsel from a friend. There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend ' giveth and that a man givcth himself as there is between the counsel of a friend and a flatterer; for there is no such flatterer...
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Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical ..., Volume 1

Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - Authors, English - 1876 - 870 pages
...Heraclitus saith well, in one of his enigmas, 'Dry light is ever the best ;' and certain it is, that om that sweet heart to this? No, no ; this sorrow...Conceived with grief are, and with tears brought forth.' giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer ; for there is no such...
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Cassell's library of English literature, selected, ed ..., Volume 3; Volume 79

Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...friend. Heraelitus saith well, in one of his enigmas, Dry light is ever the best.1 And certain it is that ! giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such...
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Prose Quotations from Socrates to Macaulay: With Indexes...

Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1876 - 768 pages
...Heraclitus saith well in one of his enigmas, " Dry light is ever the best," and certain it is that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another...infused and drenched in his affections and customs. So there is a< much difference between the coun<el that a friend givelh, and that a man giveth himself,...
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Bacon's essays, with intr., notes and index by E.A. Abbott, Volume 1

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 300 pages
...friend. Heraclitus saith well, in one of his enigmas, Dry light is ever the best. And certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another...his own understanding and judgment ; which is ever 175 infused and drenched in his affections and customs. So as there is as much difference between the...
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Text-book of Prose: From Burke, Webster, and Bacon : with Notes, and ...

Henry Norman Hudson - Readers - 1876 - 660 pages
...Heraclitus saith well in one of his enigmas, "Dry light is ever the best " ; and certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another is drier and purer than that which cometh from hia own understanding and judgment; which is ever infused and drenched in his affections and customs....
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The works of lord Bacon, moral and historical, with a brief memoir of the ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 pages
...friend. Heraclitus saith well in one of his aenigmas, Dry light is ever the best. And certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another...between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such...
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The essays, i-(lviii) or, Counsels civil and moral of Francis lord ..., Volume 1

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1878 - 246 pages
...Heraclitus 22 saith well in one of his enigmas, 'Dry light is ever the best:' and certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another,...between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer ; for there is no such...
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The Works of Francis Bacon ...: Literary and professional works

Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1878 - 790 pages
...friend. Heraclitus saith well in one of his enigmas, Dry light is ever the best. And certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another, is drier and purer than that which I cometh from his own understanding and judgment; which is ever infused and drenched in his affections...
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The Essays (I-LVIII) Or, Counsels Civil and Moral of Francis, Lord Verulam ...

Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1879 - 356 pages
...Heraclitus32 saith well in one of his enigmas, 'Dry light is ever the best:' and certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another,...between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer ; for there is no such...
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