 Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.  The Works of Francis Bacon - Page 474by Francis Bacon - 1858Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1868 - 694 pages
...repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period,1 but content themselves with the mediocrity of success. Certainly it is good to compound...while men in age are actors ; . and, lastly, good for extern2 accidents, because authority followeth old men, and favour and popularity youth ; but, for... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1868 - 458 pages
...is good to compound Employments of both ; For that will be Good for the Present, because the Vertues of either Age, may correct the defects of both: And...that Young Men may be Learners, while Men in Age are Actours: And lastly, Good for Extcrne Accidents, because Authority followeth Old Men, And Favour and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1868 - 472 pages
...seldome drive Businesse home to - the full Period ; But content themselves with a Mediocrity of Successe. Certainly, it is good to compound Employments of both...For that will be Good for the Present, because the Vertues of either Age, may correct the defects of both: And good for Succession, that Young Men may... | |
 | Casket - 1873 - 912 pages
...stop nor turn. Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, externe accidents, because authority followeth old men, and favour and popularity youth. But for the... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1874 - 100 pages
...long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period,' 9 but content themselves with a mediocrity of success....compound employments of both; for that will be good for the,present, because the virtues of either age may correct the defects of both ; and good for succession,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1876 - 768 pages
...them. ATTERBURY. Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period,...while men in age are actors; and, lastly, good for external accidents, because authority followeth old men, and favour and popularity youth : but for... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 320 pages
...stop nor turn. 35 Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period,...success. Certainly it is good to compound employments of 40 both. For that will be good for the present, because the virtues of either age may correct the defects... | |
 | Walter Savage Landor - English literature - 1876 - 562 pages
...this sentence ? " Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period,...content themselves with a mediocrity of success." What he says Of Beauty is less considerate. Barrow. I do not wonder at it : Beauty is not stript in... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 228 pages
...stop nor turn. Men of Age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period,...success. Certainly it is good to compound employments of both;9 for that will be good for the present, because the virtues of either age may correct the defects... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1879 - 356 pages
...stop nor turn. Men of Age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period,...success. Certainly it is good to compound employments of both;9 for that will be good for the present, because the virtues of either age may correct the defects... | |
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