You shall read (saith he) that we are commanded to forgive our enemies; but you never read that we are commanded to forgive our friends. But yet the spirit of Job was in a better tune: Shall we (saith he) take good at God's hands, and not be content to... Recollections of a Chaperon - Seite 219von Arabella Jane Sullivan - 1833Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Sean McEvoy - 2006 - 183 Seiten
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| T. T. Crabtree - 2006 - 401 Seiten
...another vengeance, nor a wrong by another wrong; but each increaseth . . . the other." Bacon reminds us that "a man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well." Why not take vengeance? Revenge is its own executioner. As John Milton said, "Revenge, at the first... | |
| Larry Chang - 2006 - 826 Seiten
...1347-1380 ~ In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior ... A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. ~ Francis Bacon, 1561-1626 ~ Of Revenge, 1625 Living well is the best revenge. ~ George Herbert, 1593-1633... | |
| W. H. D. Rouse - 2007 - 252 Seiten
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| Steven E. Landsburg - 2007 - 289 Seiten
...is past is gone and irrevocable, and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come. ... a man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. As a writer, I note with considerable dismay that although Bacon's advice is clear, succinct, profound,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 2008 - 376 Seiten
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| Richard Fletcher Charles - 1882 - 488 Seiten
...saith he, take good at God's hands, and not be content to take evil also ? 3 And so of friends in a proportion. This is certain, that a man that studieth...wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. Public revenges are for the most part fortunate ; 4 as that for the death of Csesar ; for the death... | |
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