| Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...prettily, when he inquired the reason, why the word of the lie should be such ESSAYS CIVIL AND MORAL. a disgrace, and such an odious charge ? Saith he,...is as much as to say, that he is brave towards God, Hnd a coward towards men. For a lie faces God, and shrinks from man." Surely the wickedness of falsehood,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1852 - 394 pages
...an Odious Charge ? Saith he, If it be well weighed, To fay that a Man lieth, is as much as to fay, That he is brave towards God, and a Coward towards Men. For a Lie faces God, and fhrinks from Man. Surely the Wickednefs of Falfehood, and Breach of Faith, cannot poffibly be fo highly... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...vice that doth so cover a mau with shame as to be found false and perfidious: and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the...of the lie should be such a disgrace, and such an 4 Lueret. ii. init. Comp. Adv. of Learning, i. 8. 5. odious charge ? Saith he, If it be well weighed,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 pages
...that doth so cover a man with shame, as to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne 1 saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the...towards men. For a lie faces God, and shrinks from man ; " surecontests of warfare, arrayed upon the plains, without a share in the danger; but nothing is... | |
| Marcellus F. Cowdery - 1856 - 276 pages
...such a sad disgrace to be accused of lying, said : " If it be well weighed to say that a man lieth, it is as much as to say that he is brave towards God,...towards men ; for a lie faces God, and shrinks from men." Can you explain in what way a liar is always a great coward towards men ? And how is he bold... | |
| William Russell - 1856 - 240 pages
...vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious : and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the...should be such a disgrace, and such an odious charge, " If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth, is as much as to say that he is brave towards God,... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 pages
...vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the...should be such a disgrace, and such an odious charge, ' If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth, is as much as to say that he is brave towards God,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1858 - 812 pages
...ratiotum. doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason, why the...and such an odious charge ? Saith he, If it be well wet 'g tied, to say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is brave towards God and a coward... | |
| Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 578 pages
...vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the...should be such a disgrace, and such an odious charge, ' If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth, is as much as to say that he is brave towards God,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...an Odious Charge ? 6 Saith he, If it be well weighed, to fay that a Man lieth, is as much as to fay, that he is brave towards God, and a Coward towards Men : For a Lie faces God, and fbrinks from Man. Surely the Wickednefs. of Falfehood and Breach of Faith cannot poffibly be fo highly... | |
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