Essay

  1        1|              of it, is the sovereign good of human nature. The first
  2        2|             how little alteration in good spirits, the approaches
  3        2|           bent upon somewhat that is good, doth avert the dolors of
  4        2|          that it openeth the gate to good fame, and extinguisheth
  5        3|            but of opinion, order, or good intention. This is a thing
  6        3|              as hath been already in good part done. Surely in counsels
  7        4|             Shall we (saith he) take good at God’s hands, and not
  8        5|             of the Stoics), that the good things, which belong to
  9        5|            are to be wished; but the good things, that belong to adversity,
 10        6|             particulars, there it is good to take the safest, and
 11        6|              spread abroad, of their good faith and clearness of dealing,
 12        6|              And in this part, it is good that a man’s face give his
 13        6|       thought. And therefore it is a good shrewd proverb of the Spaniard,
 14        7|            extraordinary, then it is good not to cross it; but generally
 15        7|             generally the precept is good, optimum elige, suave et
 16        8|          more cruel and hardhearted (good to make severe inquisitors),
 17        8|              bad husbands, have very good wives; whether it be, that
 18        8|            they will be sure to make good their own folly.~ ~
 19        9|           either feed upon their own good, or upon others’ evil; and
 20        9|              envy. There is yet some good in public envy, whereas
 21        9|              and to the prejudice of good things, such as is the wheat.~ ~
 22       11|               there is license to do good, and evil; whereof the latter
 23       11|              to can. But power to do good, is the true and lawful
 24       11|          lawful end of aspiring. For good thoughts (though God accept
 25       11|               are little better than good dreams, except they be put
 26       11|         commanding ground. Merit and good works, is the end of man’
 27       11|           thyself, as well to create good precedents, as to follow
 28       11|      meddlers; but accept of them in good part. The vices of authority
 29       11|            To respect persons is not good; for such a man will transgress
 30       11|             there be factions, it is good to side a man’s self, whilst
 31       12|      Therefore it is ill in counsel, good in execution; so that the
 32       12|        others. For in counsel, it is good to see dangers; and in execution,
 33       12|              buon che val niente: so good, that he is good for nothing.
 34       12|          niente: so good, that he is good for nothing. And one of
 35       12|        Christian faith, had given up good men, in prey to those that
 36       12|           and the danger both, it is good, to take knowledge of the
 37       12|         habit so excellent. Seek the good of other men, but be not
 38       12|       wherein thou mayest do as much good, with little means as with
 39       12|             nature do not affect the good of others. The lighter sort
 40       12|             the loading part: not so good as the dogs, that licked
 41       12|              to knee timber, that is good for ships, that are ordained
 42       13|               but by a commixture of good and evil arts. But it is
 43       14|             often spurn at their own good: nor yet by this, whether
 44       14|             world.~Above all things, good policy is to be used, that
 45       14|              money is like muck, not good except it be spread. This
 46       14|        monarchs, to make sure of the good will of common people. To
 47       14|            and popular; holding also good correspondence with the
 48       16|             the favoring too much of good intentions, which openeth
 49       16|       corrupteth to little worms, so good forms and orders corrupt,
 50       16|            that (as it fareth in the good be not taken away with the
 51       17|          travelleth; which will be a good key to his inquiry. Let
 52       17|          such places, where there is good company of the nation where
 53       18|          none, where the fathers had good by such distrust; except
 54       18|              not, a kingdom may have good limbs, but will have empty
 55       18|         imposts upon them, do seldom good to the king’s revenue; for
 56       18|         heavenly bodies, which cause good or evil times; and which
 57       19|         counselled, and more for the good of them that counsel, than
 58       19|              humors; therefore it is good to take both; and of the
 59       19|              affairs, resteth in the good choice of persons. Neither
 60       19|              blanch. Therefore it is good to be conversant in them,
 61       20|         weighed; and generally it is good, to commit the beginnings
 62       21|              there are some that are good in canvasses and factions,
 63       21|            for counsel; and they are good, but in their own alley:
 64       21|         tender and unpleasing, it is good to break the ice, by some
 65       21|       Elizabeth’s time, and yet kept good quarter between themselves;
 66       21|          with more pleasure. It is a good point of cunning, for a
 67       21|              infinite; and it were a good deed to make a list of them;
 68       22|           only themselves, but their good and evil is at the peril
 69       22|            enough, for the servant’s good to be preferred before the
 70       22|       greater extreme, when a little good of the servant, shall carry
 71       22|         carry things against a great good of the master’s. And yet
 72       22|           And for the most part, the good such servants receive, is
 73       22|              hurt they sell for that good, is after the model of their
 74       22|       respect, they will abandon the good of their affairs.~Wisdom
 75       23|            first precedent (if it be good) is seldom attained by imitation.
 76       23|        strongest in continuance; but good, as a forced motion, strongest
 77       23|             custom, though it be not good, yet at least it is fit;
 78       23|            scorn to the new. It were good, therefore, that men in
 79       23|              it to the author. It is good also, not to try experiments
 80       24|              be long in coming.~Give good hearing to those, that give
 81       25|          that which they cannot make good. Some, whatsoever is beyond
 82       26|            effects, but still to the good and benefit of nature. But
 83       26|      piercing and corrosive. Reading good books of morality, is a
 84       26|             all is done, the help of good counsel is that which setteth
 85       26|              and unsafe (though with good meaning), and mixed partly
 86       26|           physician, that is thought good for the cure of the disease
 87       27|           and spending for honor and good actions. Therefore extraordinary
 88       28|             militia of natives be of good and valiant soldiers. And
 89       28|        middle people of England make good soldiers, which the peasants
 90       29|           observation, what he finds good of, and what he finds hurt
 91       29|              which is generally held good and wholesome, from that
 92       29|        wholesome, from that which is good particularly, and fit for
 93       31|             themes, wherein they are good, and want variety; which
 94       31|           man leads the dance. It is good, in discourse and speech
 95       31|             may commend himself with good grace; and that is in commending
 96       31|              thought, he would mar a good dinner. Discretion of speech,
 97       31|             is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.
 98       31|           speak in good words, or in good order. A good continued
 99       31|           words, or in good order. A good continued speech, without
100       31|          continued speech, without a good speech of interlocution,
101       31| interlocution, shows slowness: and a good reply or second speech,
102       31|             second speech, without a good settled speech, showeth
103       32|            far as may stand with the good of the plantation, but no
104       32|           plantation, that they have good store of salt with them,
105       33|        Meaning that riches gotten by good means, and just labor, pace
106       33|               by diligence, and by a good name, for good and fair
107       33|              and by a good name, for good and fair dealing. But the
108       33|           and come to poverty: it is good, therefore, to guard adventures
109       35|            or state. Therefore it is good for princes, if they use
110       35|         without inconvenience, it is good not to use such natures
111       35|          since we have said, it were good not to use men of ambitious
112       35|         cases they are of necessity. Good commanders in the wars must
113       35|         great task; but that is ever good for the public. But he,
114       35|             the vantage ground to do good; the approach to kings and
115       36|           dialogues, hath an extreme good grace; I say acting, not
116       38|            means endeavor, to obtain good customs. Certainly custom
117       38|               For commonwealths, and good governments, do nourish
118       40|             of usury usefully. It is good to set before us, the incommodities
119       40|       commodities of usury, that the good, may be either weighed out
120       40|       lucrative, may bear usury at a good rate; other contracts not
121       40|           the country. This will, in good part, raise the price of
122       41|             success. Certainly it is good to compound employments
123       41|            of both; for that will be good for the present, because
124       41|             the defects of both; and good for succession, that young
125       41|             are actors; and, lastly, good for extern accidents, because
126       42|               you shall find never a good; and yet altogether do well.
127       43|              virtue. Therefore it is good to consider of deformity,
128       43|               hath rather been as to good spials, and good whisperers,
129       43|          been as to good spials, and good whisperers, than good magistrates
130       43|            and good whisperers, than good magistrates and officers.
131       44|              find together, so it is good to know them, and think
132       44|          partition between); both of good state and bigness; and those
133       44|              windows, I hold them of good use (in cities, indeed,
134       45|             but toys; you may see as good sights, many times, in tarts.
135       45|              germander, that gives a good flower to the eye; some
136       46|              man’s self. Letters are good, when a man would draw an
137       46|         pieces. To deal in person is good, when a man’s face breedeth
138       46|            their speeches; and it is good to say little to them, and
139       47|            that in government, it is good to use men of one rank equally:
140       47|           difference and election is good; for it maketh the persons
141       47|       because all is of favor. It is good discretion, not to make
142       48|          suits do putrefy the public good. Many good matters, are
143       48|        putrefy the public good. Many good matters, are undertaken
144       48|           not well understand, it is good to refer them to some friend
145       48|           petas ut aequum feras is a good rule, where a man hath strength
146       48|           and yet, if it be not in a good cause, it is so much out
147       49|    appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins;
148       51|        letters commendatory, to have good forms. To attain them, it
149       51|     familiarity; and therefore it is good, a little to keep state.
150       51|       reverence; and therefore it is good, a little to be familiar.
151       51|             one’s self to others, is good; so it be with demonstration,
152       51|           not upon facility. It is a good precept generally, in seconding
153       52|    conscientia. Some praises come of good wishes and respects, which
154       52|               is that which doth the good. Solomon saith, He that
155       52|        profession, he may do it with good grace, and with a kind of
156       52|            under–sheriffries do more good, than their high speculations.
157       53|            needs be violent, to make good their own vaunts. Neither
158       53|             greatness, these men are good trumpeters. Again, as Titus
159       54|            achieved, but not with so good circumstance; he shall purchase
160       54|           justly, and make the times good wherein they live. Both
161       54|              death or danger for the good of their country; as was
162       56|       contraries. The former to take good times, when first to relate
163       57|           and exhaust. But it is not good to look too long upon these
164       58|           and exhaust. But it is not good to look too long upon these