 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. Certainly it is good to compound employments of both ; for that...  The North British Review - Page 101857Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...Fois, and others. On the other side, heat and vivacity in age is an excellent composition for business. Young men are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter...but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. Certainly it is good to compound employments of both; for that will be good for the present, because... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...Fois, and others. On the other side, heat and vivacity in age is an excellent composition for business. Young men are fitter to invent than to judge ; fitter...but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. Certainly it is good to compound employments of both ; for that will be good for the present, because... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...settled business ; for the experience of Age in things that fall within the compass of it, directcth them, but in new things abuseth them. The errors of...but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. Certainly it is good to compound employments of both ; for that will be good for the present, because... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...acknowledge or retract them, like an unready horse, that will neither stop nor turn. Men of Age objtct too much, consult too long, adventure too* little,...but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. Certainly it is good to compound employments of both ; for that will be good for the present, because... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...Fois, and others. On the other side, heat and vivacity in age is an excellent composition for business. Young men are fitter to invent than to judge ; fitter...but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. Certainly it Is good to compound employments of both ; for that will be good for the present, because... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...other side, heat and vivacity in age is an excellent composition for business. Young men are litter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than...but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. Certainly it is good to compound employments of both; for that will be good for the present, because... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...but the errors of aged men amount but to this, that more might have been done, or sooner. Young paen, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more...but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. Certainly it is good to compound employments of both ; for that will be good for the present, becanse... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 pages
...remedies at first; and, that which doubleth all errors, will not acknowledge or retract them, like 18. 4 c an unready horse, that will neither stop nor turn....but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. Certainly it is good to compound employments of both ; for that will be good for the present, because... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 598 pages
...Severus. Of the latter of whom it is said, Juventutcm eg it error ibus, imofuroribus, plenam. And 2 A 2 quiet; fly to the end, without consideration of the...but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. Certainly it is good to compound employments of both; for that will be good for the present, because... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...at first ; and that, which doubleth all errors, will not acknowledge or retract them, like an unruly horse, that will neither stop nor turn. Men of age...but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. Certainly it is good to compound employments of both ; for that will be good for the present, because... | |
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