| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 Seiten
...natural motion strongest in continuance ; but good, as a forced motion, strongest at first. Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils ; foy time is the greatest innovator ; and if time of course alter things to the worse, and wisdom... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 Seiten
...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...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... | |
| 1821 - 416 Seiten
...natural motion strongest in continuance ; but good, 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... | |
| Abraham John Valpy - 1822 - 580 Seiten
...most that succeed ; so the first precedent (if it be good) is seldom attained by imitation. Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will...not alter them to the better, what shall be the end ? All this is true, See. if time stood still ; which contrariwise moveth so round, that a froward retention... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1821 - 888 Seiten
...be what it may, we .answer their accusation in the words of one of the wisest of mankind *: " That time is the greatest innovator ; and if time, of course, alter •things for the worse, and if wisdom and counsel ahall not alter them for the better, what shall be the end... | |
| Sir Thomas Charles Morgan - 1822 - 412 Seiten
...as time and experience may render necessary. " He that will not apply new remedies," says Bacon, " must expect new evils : for time is the greatest innovator,...not alter them to the better, what shall be the end ?" It is this that is meant by bringing a constitution frequently back to its first principles; though... | |
| William Clarke Somerville - 1822 - 412 Seiten
...against the causes of the national grievances. "If time," says the father of modern philosophy, "shall alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel...alter them to the better, what shall be the end?" Whether it was then too late for alteration or not, is a question which can never be determined. But... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 Seiten
...natural motion strongest in continuance ; but good, as a forced motion, strongest at first. Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will...apply new remedies must expect new evils ; for time is VOL. in. u the greatest innovator ; and if time of course alter all things to the worse, and wisdom... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 Seiten
...natural motion strongest in continuance ; but good, as a forced motion, strongest at first. Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will...apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is VOL, in. G the greatest innovator; and if time of course alter all things to the worse, and wisdom... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 Seiten
...natural motion strongest in continuance ; but good, as a forced motion, strongest at first. Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils." — To me it seems that there is not any resemblance ; but, if 1 am in error, it is not from a casual... | |
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