| Materials - 1846 - Страниц: 478
...revolution in his circumstances and mode of life can effect it. — Dr. Priestley. Innovations. — Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will...not alter them to the better, what shall be the end ? — Bacon. DLXXVI. Character. — How different is the human mind according to the difference of... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1846 - Страниц: 778
...natural motion, strongest in continuance; but good, as a forced motion, strongest at first. Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will...the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter * Lovers of themselves without a rival. them to the better, what shall be the end ? It is true, that... | |
| 1848 - Страниц: 594
...the only safe course, indeed, whether in peaceful or turbulent times ; for as Bacon wisely says, ' If time, of course, alter things to the ' worse, and...alter them to the ' better, what shall be the end?' But it is especially incumbent on statesmen in turbulent times to take this course; for the people... | |
| John Locke - 1849 - Страниц: 372
...strongest in continuance; but good, as a forced motion, strongest at first. Surely every medicine is au innovation, and he that will not apply new remedies...not alter them to the better, what shall be the end ? It is true, that what is settled by custom, though it be not good, yet at least it is fit; and those... | |
| Samuel Dunn - 1849 - Страниц: 1194
...turbulent a thing as innovation and they that reverence too much old timest are but a scorn to the new. He that will not apply new remedies must expect new...evils, for time is the greatest innovator; and if time alter things for the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them for the better, when shall... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1850 - Страниц: 590
...natural motion strongest in continuance ; hut good, as a forced motion, strongest at first. Surely ,) to the enjoyments of ease and luxury, living out...days in feast and jollity; which indeed is the wisest all things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel "Shall not alter them to the better, what shall be... | |
| Henry Rogers - 1850 - Страниц: 612
...the only safe course, indeed, whether in peaceful or turbulent times ; for, as Bacon wisely says, ' If time, of course, alter things to the worse, and...not alter them to the better, what shall be the end ?' But it is especially incumbent on statesmen to take this course in turbulent times ; for the people... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1850 - Страниц: 892
...a natural motion strongest in continuance; but good, as a forced motion, strongest at first. Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will...expect new evils ; for time is the greatest innovator : nnd if time of course alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - Страниц: 228
...a natural motion strongest in continuance : butgood, as a forced motion, strongest at first. Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will...not alter them to the better, what shall be the end? It is true, that what is settled by custom, though it be not good, yet at least it is fit; and those... | |
| Parliamentary and political miscellany - 1851 - Страниц: 714
...may, we answer their accusations in the words of one of the wisest of mankind (Lord Bacon) : " that time is the greatest innovator; and if time of course alter things to the worst, and if wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better, what shall be the end ?" By the... | |
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