 ... the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature.  Selected Essays - Page 101by Abraham Hayward - 1879Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...the hurt, such as we spake of before. But howsoever these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth which only doth judge itself,...truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...the hurt, such as we spake of before. But howsoever these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself,...of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it ; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...the hurt, such as we spake of before. But howsoever these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections; yet Truth, which only doth judge itself,...Truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it; the knowledge of Truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of Truth, which is the enjoying... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...the hurt, such as we spake of before. But howsoever these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections ; yet Truth, which only doth judge...Truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it; the knowledge of Truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of Truth, which is the enjoying... | |
 | Phrenology - 1848 - 396 pages
...after truth, which is the love-making or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it." Lord Bacon says, "is the sovereign good of human nature." There was never a more sincere lover of truth... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...the hurt, such as we spake of before. But howsoever these things are thus in mens depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself,...of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it ; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...the hurt, such as we spake of before. But howsoever these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love making, or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the belief of... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...these things are thus in men's depraved jndgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth jndge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it ; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1822 - 238 pages
...the hurt, such as we spake of before. But howsoever these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love making or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the belief of... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...the hurt, such as we spake of before. But howsoever these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself,...of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it ; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying... | |
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