FRANCIS BACON SAID
(Part
Two)
1.
Revenge
is a kind of wild justice; which the more man’s nature runs to, the more ought
law to weed it out. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his
enemy; but in passing it over he is superior.
2.
You
shall read that we are commanded to forgive our enemies; but you never read
that we are commanded to forgive our friends.
3.
Prosperity
is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts
and hopes.
4.
The
joys of parents are secret; and so are their griefs and fears. They cannot
utter the one; nor they will not utter the other.
5.
Children
sweeten labours; but they make misfortunes more bitter.
6.
The
perpetuity by generation is common to beasts; but memory, merit. and noble
works, are proper to men.
7.
Unmarried
friends are best friends, best masters, best servants; but not always best
subjects; for they are light to run away; and almost all fugitives are of that
condition.
8.
A
single life doth well with churchmen; for charity will hardly water the ground
where it must first a pool.
9.
Chaste
women are often proud and forward, as presuming upon their merit of their
chastity. It is one of the best bonds both of chastity and obedience and
obedience in the wife, if she think her husband wise; which she will never do
if she find him jealous.
10.
Wives
are young men’s mistresses; companions for middle age; and old men’s nurses. So
as a man may have a quarrel to marry when he will. But yet he was reputed one of
the wise men, that made answer to the question when a man should marry ?---A
young man not yet, an elder man not at all.
11.
A
man that hath no virtue in himself, ever envieth virtue in others. For men’s
minds will either feed upon their own good, or upon others’ evil; and who
wanteth the one will prey upon the other; and whoso is out of hope to attain to
another’s virtue, will seek to come at even hand by depressing another’s
fortune.
12.
Envy is a gadding passion, and walkeh the
strees, and doth not keep home : All inquisitive persons are malevolent.
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G.R.Kanwal
26 October 2026
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