Essay

  1        1|         difficulty and labor, which men take in finding out of truth,
  2        1|             found, it imposeth upon men’s thoughts, that doth bring
  3        1|          what should be in it, that men should love lies; where
  4        1|             there were taken out of men’s minds, vain opinions,
  5        1|           the minds, of a number of men, poor shrunken things, full
  6        1|            these things are thus in men’s depraved judgments, and
  7        1|           God, and a coward towards men. For a lie faces God, and
  8        1|             upon the generations of men; it being foretold, that
  9        2|                            OF DEATH~Men fear death, as children
 10        2|          they appear to be the same men, till the last instant.
 11        3|          nothing, doth so much keep men out of the church and drive
 12        3|             of the church and drive men out of the church, as breach
 13        3|    penetralibus; that is, when some men seek Christ, in the conventicles
 14        3|             continually to sound in men’s ears, Nolite exire, —Go
 15        3|        according to my small model. Men ought to take heed, of rending
 16        3|             sometimes hear ignorant men differ, and know well within
 17        3|         doth not discern that frail men, in some of their contradictions,
 18        3|            falsi nominis scientiae. Men create oppositions, which
 19        3|           means of procuring unity; men must beware, that in the
 20        3|          second; and so to consider men as Christians, as we forget
 21        3|             we forget that they are men. Lucretius the poet, when
 22        4|           and irrevocable; and wise men have enough to do, with
 23        6|           see. Certainly the ablest men that ever were, have had
 24        6|            a man’s heart, so secret men come to the knowledge of
 25        6|          things in that kind; while men rather discharge their minds,
 26        6|       addeth no small reverence, to men’s manners and actions, if
 27        6|      dissembler in some degree. For men are too cunning, to suffer
 28        6|             him that opens himself, men will hardly show themselves
 29        7|          noble works, are proper to men. And surely a man shall
 30        7|            proceeded from childless men, which have sought to express
 31        7|             the proof is best, when men keep their authority towards
 32        7|      children, but not their purse. Men have a foolish manner (both
 33        7|            to discord when they are men, and disturbeth families.
 34        8|          the unmarried or childless men; which both in affection
 35        8|          some foolish rich covetous men that take a pride, in having
 36        8|             and shackles. Unmarried men are best friends, best masters,
 37        8|            in their hortatives, put men in mind of their wives and
 38        8|             of humanity; and single men, though they may be many
 39        8|            jealous. Wives are young men’s mistresses; companions
 40        8|             for middle age; and old men’s nurses. So as a man may
 41        8|             reputed one of the wise men, that made answer to the
 42        9|       envieth virtue in others. For men’s minds, will either feed
 43        9|           For to know much of other men’s matters, cannot be because
 44        9|            quin idem sit malevolus.~Men of noble birth, are noted
 45        9|           to be envious towards new men, when they rise. For the
 46        9|       persons, and eunuchs, and old men, and bastards, are envious.
 47        9|         Tamberlanes, that were lame men.~The same is the case of
 48        9|             The same is the case of men, that rise after calamities
 49        9|        misfortunes. For they are as men fallen out with the times;
 50        9|          the times; and think other men’s harms, a redemption of
 51        9|          the same lustre; for fresh men grow up that darken it.~
 52        9|           less subject to envy. For men think that they earn their
 53        9|          business that is laid upon men, and not such, as they call
 54        9|           competition; whereas wise men will rather do sacrifice
 55        9|           ostracism, that eclipseth men, when they grow too great.
 56       10|     contempt. By how much the more, men ought to beware of this
 57       10|         with business, it troubleth men’s fortunes, and maketh men,
 58       10|          men’s fortunes, and maketh men, that they can no ways be
 59       10|           know not how, but martial men are given to love: I think,
 60       10|            towards many, and maketh men become humane and charitable;
 61       11|                      OF GREAT PLACE~Men in great place are thrice
 62       11|            laborious; and by pains, men come to greater pains; and
 63       11|           base; and by indignities, men come to dignities. The standing
 64       11|           velis vivere. Nay, retire men cannot when they would,
 65       11|            had need to borrow other men’s opinions, to think themselves
 66       11|         with themselves, what other men think of them, and that
 67       11|             of them, and that other men would fain be, as they are,
 68       11|         their own faults. Certainly men in great fortunes are strangers
 69       11|           accept them) yet, towards men, are little better than
 70       11|            thy course regular, that men may know beforehand, what
 71       12|           which the foolish part of men’s minds is taken, are most
 72       12|            and prevaileth with wise men at weak times. Therefore
 73       12|   mountebanks for the politic body; men that undertake great cures,
 74       12|            go to the hill. So these men, when they have promised
 75       12|           no more ado. Certainly to men of great judgment, bold
 76       12|             and come; but with bold men, upon like occasion, they
 77       12|            affecting of the weal of men, which is that the Grecians
 78       12|             if it issue not towards men, it will take unto other
 79       12|            faith, had given up good men, in prey to those that are
 80       12|              Seek the good of other men, but be not in bondage to
 81       12|             honor and virtues, upon men equally. Common benefits,
 82       12|        reason; but there is in some men, even in nature, a disposition
 83       12|             and mere mischief. Such men, in other men’s calamities,
 84       12|        mischief. Such men, in other men’s calamities, are, as it
 85       12|            their practice, to bring men to the bough, and yet never
 86       12|             it shows that he weighs men’s minds, and not their trash.
 87       13|           are stirps of nobles. For men’s eyes are upon the business,
 88       13|     Certainly, kings that have able men of their nobility, shall
 89       14|             counsel, and treasure), men had need to pray for fair
 90       14| entertaining of hopes, and carrying men from hopes to hopes, is
 91       14|        proceeding, when it can hold men’s hearts by hopes, when
 92       14|            cut off that hope, which men had entertained, that he
 93       14| correspondence with the other great men in the state; or else the
 94       15|        depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
 95       15|             adversities do more bow men’s minds to religion. They
 96       16|            had rather a great deal, men should say, there was no
 97       16|           danger is greater towards men. Atheism leaves a man to
 98       16|           monarchy, in the minds of men. Therefore theism did never
 99       16|        perturb states; for it makes men wary of themselves, as looking
100       16|           in all superstition, wise men follow fools; and arguments
101       16|         avoiding superstition, when men think to do best, if they
102       17|           not to travel. That young men travel under some tutor,
103       17|           yieldeth. For else, young men shall go hooded, and look
104       17|           be seen, but sky and sea, men should make diaries; but
105       17|         executions, and such shows, men need not to be put in mind
106       17|            secretaries and employed men of ambassadors: for so in
107       18|     masteries with fortune. And let men beware, how they neglect
108       18|            their commons, and their men of war; and from all these
109       18|            means of life.~For their men of war; it is a dangerous
110       18|           of Rome; but trainings of men, and arming them in several
111       19|           For in other confidences, men commit the parts of life;
112       19|   counsellors had need also be wise men, and especially true and
113       19|            last inconvenience, that men will counsel, with an eye
114       19|          more reverent. In private, men are more bold in their own
115       19|             humors; and in consort, men are more obnoxious to others’
116       20|          more dangers have deceived men, than forced them. Nay,
117       21|             that are otherwise weak men. Again, it is one thing
118       21|             for many are perfect in men’s humors, that are not greatly
119       21|            of one that hath studied men, more than books. Such men
120       21|          men, more than books. Such men are fitter for practice,
121       21|             alley: turn them to new men, and they have lost their
122       21|           And because these cunning men, are like haberdashers of
123       21|              for there be many wise men, that have secret hearts,
124       21|        began.~It is a way that some men have, to glance and dart
125       21|            is strange how long some men will lie in wait to speak
126       21|            state, than that cunning men pass for wise.~But certainly
127       22|           or garden. And certainly, men that are great lovers of
128       22|           their eggs; and yet these men many times hold credit with
129       23|          were good, therefore, that men in their innovations would
130       24|     business, because they may seem men of dispatch. But it is one
131       24|           for a byword, when he saw men hasten to a conclusion,
132       24|        impediment or obstruction in men’s wills; for pre–occupation
133       25|             and commonly by amusing men with a subtilty, blanch
134       25|            the end. Generally, such men in all deliberations find
135       25|           sufficiency. Seeming wise men may make shift to get opinion;
136       26|           the church. But little do men perceive what solitude is,
137       26|            received between private men.~L. Sylla, when he commanded
138       26|             be quiet; for that more men adored the sun rising, than
139       26|       goodness of nature; but being men so wise, of such strength
140       26|             ever happened to mortal men) but as an half piece, except
141       26|            James saith, they are as men that look sometimes into
142       26|           is far more than himself. Men have their time, and die
143       28|          with four hundred thousand men, discovered the army of
144       28|           with it, and said, Yonder men are too many for an embassage,
145       28|             have a race of military men. Neither is money the sinews
146       28|          said), where the sinews of men’s arms, in base and effeminate
147       28|             of the estate, do abate men’s courage less: as it hath
148       28|          imprinted in the nature of men, that they enter not upon
149       28|         honor, which reflected upon men from the wars, in ancient
150       28|          things able to inflame all men’s courages. But above all,
151       30|          husbands to jealousy, wise men to irresolution and melancholy.
152       30|          know little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion,
153       30|   suspicions in smother. What would men have? Do they think, those
154       30|             nourished, and put into men’s heads, by the tales and
155       30|           this would not be done to men of base natures; for they,
156       31|             loris.~ ~And generally, men ought to find the difference,
157       31|          him be sure to leave other men, their turns to speak. Nay,
158       32|        people, and wicked condemned men, to be the people with whom
159       32|      limitation. And above all, let men make that profit, of being
160       32|         with women, as well as with men; that the plantation may
161       33|          they may be of use, to buy men out of dangers or troubles.
162       33|        great riches, have sold more men, than they have bought out.
163       33|        innocent; for it withholdeth men from works of liberality
164       33|           it is slow. And yet where men of great wealth do stoop
165       33|             their greatness are few men’s money, and be partner
166       33|           the industries of younger men, he cannot but increase
167       33|          more doubtful nature; when men shall wait upon others’
168       33|            brokers do value unsound men, to serve their own turn.
169       33|           is yet worse; by how much men submit themselves to meaner
170       33|           flying, to bring in more. Men leave their riches, either
171       34|         wife was with child because men do not use to seal vessels,
172       34|           three things. First, that men mark when they hit, and
173       35|             is an humor that maketh men active, earnest, full of
174       35|          and venomous. So ambitious men, if they find the way open
175       35|           discontent, and look upon men and matters with an evil
176       35|      princes, if they use ambitious men, to handle it, so as they
177       35|             it were good not to use men of ambitious natures, except
178       35|         also great use of ambitious men, in being screens to princes
179       35|            is use also of ambitious men, in pulling down the greatness
180       35|         were scourges, to ambitions men. As for the having of them
181       35|             be eminent amongst able men, hath a great task; but
182       36|        fools, satyrs, baboons, wild–men, antics, beasts, sprites,
183       36|              Double masques, one of men, another of ladies, addeth
184       37|                        OF NATURE IN MEN~Nature is often hidden;
185       37|         leaveth him. They are happy men, whose natures sort with
186       38|             OF CUSTOM AND EDUCATION~Men’s thoughts, are much according
187       38|          now so well advanced, that men of the first blood, are
188       38|           man would wonder, to hear men profess, protest, engage,
189       38|         mean the sect of their wise men) lay themselves quietly
190       38|       magistrate of man’s life, let men by all means endeavor, to
191       39|    faculties and customs, that make men fortunate. The Italians
192       39|        others towards him. All wise men, to decline the envy of
193       40|          borrowing and lending, and men are so hard of heart, as
194       40| propositions of banks, discovery of men’s estates, and other inventions.
195       40|             canker and ruin of many men’s estates; which, in process
196       40|            borrowing upon interest, men’s necessities would draw
197       40|         mend the matter: for either men will not take pawns without
198       40|            means, to invite moneyed men to lend to the merchants,
199       40|          hardly able to color other men’s moneys in the country:
200       41|          yet the invention of young men, is more lively than that
201       41|     composition for business. Young men are fitter to invent, than
202       41|           them.~The errors of young men, are the ruin of business;
203       41|              but the errors of aged men, amount but to this, that
204       41|         been done, or sooner. Young men, in the conduct and manage
205       41|         will neither stop nor turn. Men of age object too much,
206       41|          for succession, that young men may be learners, while men
207       41|          men may be learners, while men in age are actors; and,
208       41|             authority followeth old men, and favor and popularity,
209       41|           upon the text, Your young men shall see visions, and your
210       41|           see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams, inferreth
211       41|        dreams, inferreth that young men, are admitted nearer to
212       42|          and yet the most beautiful men of their times. In beauty,
213       45|           to civility and elegancy, men come to build stately sooner
214       46|              it is better to choose men of a plainer sort, that
215       46|           to contrive, out of other men’s business, somewhat to
216       46|             for the matter; as bold men for expostulation, fair–
217       46|          expostulation, fair–spoken men for persuasion, crafty for
218       46|    observation, froward, and absurd men, for business that doth
219       46|           It is better dealing with men in appetite, than with those
220       46|            to discover, or to work. Men discover themselves in trust,
221       47|           them, to others. Yet such men, many times, are in great
222       47|     following by certain estates of men, answerable to that, which
223       47|        truth, in base times, active men are of more use than virtuous.
224       47|       government, it is good to use men of one rank equally: for
225       47|      contrariwise, in favor, to use men with much difference and
226       47|         many is worse; for it makes men to be of the last impression,
227       48|            generally, to make other men’s business a kind of entertainment,
228       49|             of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps
229       49|            in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple
230       49|             contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men
231       49|           men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach
232       49|            doth not. Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics
233       50|            are general, and wherein men of several factions do nevertheless
234       50|            is to be neglected. Mean men, in their rising, must adhere;
235       50|              must adhere; but great men, that have strength in themselves,
236       50|           It is commonly seen, that men, once placed, take in with
237       51|          praise and commendation of men, as it is in gettings and
238       51|        natural and unaffected. Some men’s behavior is like a verse,
239       51|            alleging further reason. Men had need beware, how they
240       51|       opportunities, than he finds. Men’s behavior should be, like
241       52|         praecipere, when by telling men what they are, they represent
242       52|           what they should be. Some men are praised maliciously,
243       53|          virtue or greatness, these men are good trumpeters. Again,
244       53|              Aristotle, Galen, were men full of ostentation. Certainly
245       53|             you much less. Glorious men are the scorn of wise men,
246       53|           men are the scorn of wise men, the admiration of fools,
247       54|           reputation, which sort of men, are commonly much talked
248       56|             possession of his soul. Men must not turn bees;~...
249       56|             folks, sick folks. Only men must beware, that they carry
250       56|         itself. And therefore, when men are ingenious in picking
251       56|             choosing of times, when men are frowardest and worst
252       57|           remnants of generation of men, were in such a particular
253       57|           of nature, and to come to men. greatest vicissitude of
254       57|       vicissitude of things amongst men, is the vicissitude of sects
255       57|              For those orbs rule in men’s minds most. The true religion
256       57|             they work mightily upon men’s wits, yet they do not
257       57|           of the war: at the first, men rested extremely upon number:
258       58|           remnants of generation of men, were in such a particular
259       58|           of nature, and to come to men. greatest vicissitude of
260       58|       vicissitude of things amongst men, is the vicissitude of sects
261       58|              For those orbs rule in men’s minds most. The true religion
262       58|             they work mightily upon men’s wits, yet they do not
263       58|           of the war: at the first, men rested extremely upon number: